Netiquette & Security
· Netizen = net + citizen
· A term given to those who live, work and spend time on the internet.
· Being a Netizen, one must follow certain rules and courtesies, just as normal human being.
Definition:
· Netiquette = net + etiquette
· Etiquette guidelines for posting messages to online services.
· Is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, ranging from Usenet and mailing lists to blogs and forums.
· Netiquette, or net etiquette, refers to etiquette on the Internet.
· When surfing the Internet, you must follow certain standard to communicate with others.
· Since no one owns the Internet, netiquette is basically a mixed of common sense and courtesy.
· You must not forget that there is a human being at the end of the telephone line when using Internet.
· Good netiquette involves respecting others' privacy and not doing anything online that will annoy or frustrate other people.
· Three areas where good netiquette is highly stressed are e-mail, online chat, and newsgroups.
The rules:
· Respect other participants
· Respect people's time and bandwidth
· Only post relevant items
· Be forgiving
· Represent yourself well
· Be brief, precise, and clear
· Be quick, and don't monopolize the chat
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