Issue 4             THE GUIDE FREE NEWSLETTER                     Monday

Volume 2            http://guide.vsnl.net.in/              June 21, 1999

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===============[ NEW FEATURED ARTICLES ON THE GUIDE ]=================



 - TheGuide Needs Your Help! - June 14, 1999

   http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/static/help_needed/



	TheGuide is run by volunteers. It needs your help.

	Please read this and see how you can help out.





 - Malicious Email Worm on the Loose - June 10, 1999

   http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/worm_explore/

 

	A new Email worm ExploreZip which can replicate

	itself and mail itself to your friends and can delete

	files on your hard disk is on the loose. Read and

	protect yourself.





 - Senseless Kargil War - June 14, 1999

   http://guide2net.net/tcpip/columns/kargil_war/

 

	All wars are senseless. This one is no different. 

	Bobbysingh appeals for support for the ones who are

	suffering the most--our soldiers 





======================[ WHERE TO FIND HELP ]==========================



      The Guide is all about help.  So where can you find it?



      - Forums - Where everybody can particpate in helping out

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/

        (Ideas for forums not listed below? Let us know!)

        

        Jump to specific forum topics:

         o Frequently Asked Questions

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=FAQ

         o Modem Problems

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Mp

         o Software related

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Sw

         o Linux and FreeBSD

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=UNIX

         o VSNL's Services

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=VSNL

         o Email Help

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Email

         o Web Help

           http://guide.vsnl.net.in/forum/bbs_forum.cgi?forum=Web



      - Search the Guide - The Guide now has a search engine, too!

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/search.html



      - Archive - a list of all past articles

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/archive/



NEW!  - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ-O-Matic)

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/cgi-bin/fom



      - "The Guide Feedback" - Direct your Questions & Comments to

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/feedback/



      - Directly to the author of an article





=======================[ SOFTWARE / LINKS ]===========================

 

      - Truth about Kashmir: Kashmir -- The Kargil War.

	http://www.armyinkashmir.org/



      - India Related Links: A extensive collection of

	India Related Links by no means exhaustive.

	http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/india_links/



      - Fine Arts of India - A website devoted to highlighting the

        Arts of India

        http://www.artindia.net/



      - MP3s at C|Net

        http://home.cnet.com/category/0-4004.html

	

      - WingMakers - Race from the future unveils new technology

        for the benefit of mankind.  Hoax or not - you decide!

	http://www.wingmakers.com/





=====================[ ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE ]==========================



      - Changing Your Password

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/chpass/pass.html



      - How many hours do you have left in your account? (When you go

        here, pay attention to the bolded text in the gray box)

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/chpass/pass.html



      - Lost your password?  Here's how to get a new one

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/forgot_password/



      - Can't Access Your Email?

        http://guide.vsnl.net.in/tcpip/columns/email_blocked/



        



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