Feedback system for my site

Working on feedback system.

As of yesterday, I began to re-create a feedback system for http://modecideas.com that would send results to the web master by email. So far results are promising, but work is still needed. The test form is at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm
Here is what the new forms look like.

Note: I found these forms are affected by the blog coding (distorts the form abnormally), so please visit the linked page to see it in operation, thanks!
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Forced website update

For years I relied on the goodwill of a friend on line (Benji Spencer) who was kind enough to allow me to set up some of my pages on his server. Some time ago he made a decision to give up web hosting because other users were abusing the privilege by sending unsolicited mail from his server.

If you have had similar experiences, know that you are not alone. After Benji retired his server I had to cut back on automatic secure services because of the role his system played in delivering them.

If you have had troubling experiences with unsolicited mail and abuse of your trust or your goodwill, know you are not alone. Those of us valuing such qualities will continue on, helping others as long as we are able.

PS:Over the last 2 days about 100 pages of PC Helpers and frequently asked questions pages have been updated to correct errors and replace the out of date feedback system. Things were so busy I missed one or two appointments because of it (sorry folks!). The improvements should beef up security and reduce junk mail by non human submitters.

Updates to modecideas.com

The pages on http://modecideas.com are gradually being inspected, updated and corrected as required since information has a habit of going out of date. The following is a list of those pages beginning with the most recent.

Manage your PC-Helpers subscription here
Remember what computers used to be
How to contact us
computer services
(Main index page)
Manage your subscription to PC-Helpers list
Access to the main features and PC Helpers subscriptions.
Access site map, useful pages and URL submission services.
Description of the safe account system.
Opening a Safe Account
PC Helpers List etiquette
The original multipurpose perl script.
Ways to make money on line.
Proxy servers
the essential things users need to do to maintain a windows based PC
What does copyright mean?
How do I install a new hard drive?
Link pages directory
List of links pages
Index of links pages
Redirects to link page information
Acer PC
Order
Get more hits book
What can I use to check/monitor my site
for broken links?
Sources of scripts

Now the spammers are getting irritating!

Moments ago an email arrived containing spam. This one had a new twist. It was to me, but apparently also from me. I definitely did not send it! How would you react if one like that was delivered to you? Do I mark my own email address as a spam source?

Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word

Can you believe this? Here is a link to the story:
Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word
From what I have read it has something to do with patent violations. Would like to know your comments after reading it.

Checking your web site for broken links

As the condition of the world wide web develops, continual changes occur. New web sites are created. Old ones drop off the list or become out of date. One of the most common symptoms of this change is that some of the links on your web site no longer point to a valid page.

Thankfully, a clever windows tool is available to help check the condition of your links. It is called Xenu. Get a copy of it here: Xenu link checker.

After running a check on your pages it produces a detailed report showing which links are broken, where they pointed to and which pages they are on. It provides a printed report so you can track every problem and keep your pages up to date (my last one contained hundreds of pages of useful data).
Please note: You will also need a way to edit your pages to correct the contents as needed. One editor I would suggest using is called DZsoft WebPad. You can get a copy here: Xenu link checker (a purpose built HTML editor/creator).WebPad

If you have a web site that hasn't been checked for a while, isn't it possible the pages may need a checkup by now?

Fake CNN emails

I received 2 messages claiming to be from CNN this morning.
They were fairly convincing with headline news links etc.
When I tested them, the pages linked to either did not exist
or displayed something other than the headline story linked to it.

Based on this it may be wise to watch out for such reports and keep
clear of them.