Found this little snippet in a magazine this evening and thought it might be useful information, especially for those of us who have children using the Internet: PROTECTING YOURSELF ON-LINE Don't reveal personal information, such as your home or work phone number or address, to anyone you meet on-line.  Dont divulge where you work.  Withhold your last name, especially if it's uncommon.  "Remember, most stalkers get their information from you," says CyberAngels' Colin Gabriel Hatcher. Pick a gnder-neutral e-mail address and user name (the nickname you use in a newsgroup or chat room).  Most predators are prowling for women, so feminine usernames are more likely to be targeted. Send yourself an e-mail and see what it says about you.  All e-mail comes with a "header" or return address and "signature".  Make sure your e-mail address doesn't include or closely resemble your real name or give away any other personal information.  If it does, contact your system administrator and change it. Find out what information is available you on-line.  Try your e-mail address at one of the finger servers on the Internet.  "Your finger travels with you when you surf the Internet and when you send e-mails," explins Carol A. Lane, author of Naked In Cyberspace  How To Find Personal Information Online (Information Today, Inc.).  Your finger, also called a plan file, can contain all the information that you used when you signed up with your ISP, including your name, address, phone number and employer.  If you don't like what comes up, contact your ISP to change your entry. A list of finger servers can be found at <http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Wed/Gatewa ys/F>http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/World_Wide_Wed/Gat eways/F inger_Gateways/. Consider using anonymous remailers.  This way you can post messages to newsgroups and still conceal your identity.  (Find out more about anonymous remailers at <http://www.well.com/user/abacard/remail.html>http://www.well.com/user/abaca rd/remail.html.) This came out of Galmour magazine and obviously, this doesn't apply to most of us, but I know someone who met a man online and was stalked and it was a horrible experience for her.  I've also seen and heard the stories of children being preyed upon.  So hopefully it will help someone out there. BKay