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Does Net Nanny allow parents full discretion over what is blocked?
Net Nanny’s screening lists are completely
customizable and editable, and allow parents to screen and block any words,
phrases, web sites, IRC chat rooms, newsgroups, personal information, and content
according to their particular values - not a developer’s arbitrary selection or the
Government’s! We supply default 'bad' lists, but users can customize these lists in any
way they want.
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Does Net Nanny provide any site lists?
We provide Net Nanny users with lists,
researched by our staff and other 3rd party children’s advocacy groups but they are
fully editable.
They are always free and
downloadable from our web site. Many of our competitors charge monthly subscription fees
for their list updates, but Net Nanny is committed to providing this service at NO COST to
you.
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Does Net Nanny screen all Internet activity?
Simply speaking Net Nanny monitors all
activity and applications taking place on your PC - everything! The program monitors all
Internet utilities like Web browsers, News Groups, FTP's, IRC and e-mail but goes further.
Net Nanny operates with all applications running on the PC, both online or off. That means
it handles programs like Word, or WinFax, and BBS's that are not part of the Internet
where some of the most inappropriate material resides. Of all the products introduced in
this field to date only Net Nanny can monitor, screen and block e-mail content and
transmissions, both incoming and outgoing. Suppose a kid’s friend sends some
pornographic GIF files via e-mail in an attachment? Only Net Nanny can catch this. Other
programs block access based on file names only - that’s only one-way screening. What
if children find other ways into a site? Net Nanny monitors not only the entry point to a
file or address but watches the activity or content taking place inside the site - in real
time.
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Can Net Nanny block access to only sites I select?
Yes. Net Nanny now has the option of
"CAN GO" Web Site URL screening so you can limit access to only those sites
which you deem suitable for users. For example, if you create a "CAN GO" list,
users will ONLY be able to access the sites on that list and will be blocked from sites
which are not.
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What can Net Nanny do about personal information?
To protect family members from uninvited
electronic visitors parents can monitor personal information like children’s names,
home addresses and telephone numbers. To keep kids from using credit cards online for
various unauthorized transactions the appropriate numbers can be loaded into Net
Nanny’s screening lists. At least they won’t be using your cards!
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Can Net Nanny block more than pornography?
Net Nanny isn’t limited in terms of
type of content. So you can screen and block anything you don’t want running on your
PC like bomb-making formulas, designer drugs, hate literature, Neo-Nazi teachings, car
theft tips - whatever you’re concerned about. If you can define it Net Nanny can
block it!
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Will Net Nanny screen incoming material as well?
It’s two-way, real-time screening! So
if your kids do a lot of e-mailing or go into chat rooms within IRC you can still take
action. Say your kid’s friend e-mails him a pipe bomb recipe. If "bomb" is
in your screening list Net Nanny goes to work.
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How about images?
Net Nanny can block specific image files you
select, for example, Playmate.GIF. Or if a high measure of control is required Net Nanny
can block access to all images of a particular type like GIF's or JPG's.
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Does Net Nanny only shut down when violations occur?
You can also set up Net Nanny to simply
monitor what hits occur and when without shutting the system down. This allows the parent
to address the situation without "coming down hard" at least to begin with. Net
Nanny’s "Audit Trail" logs PC activity including start-up, hits,
violations, shut-downs and in what applications they took place in. We have not designed
Net Nanny like a tough "cop" to "bust" kids but as tool to help steer
them back on course.
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What other action options are available?
A number of options are at your disposal
when violations occur. Log the hit, give a warning, mask the words, block access, or
shutdown the application.
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Does Net Nanny support multiple users?
The administrator can set up multiple user
accounts and passwords. This allows the administrator to setup different permissions
for each user.
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Will Net Nanny work with major online services?
Yes. AOL, MSN, Prodigy and others. **NOTE:
AOL users require a special version of our 'bad list' which can be downloaded here, or from our downloads section.
If it happens on the PC then Net Nanny can
be set up to monitor, screen and block.
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Is it easy to disable and enable Net Nanny when adults use the PC?
Net Nanny’s administration program is
very simple to use. If you’re a passworded user with administrator privileges you
simply disable Net Nanny for your session by clicking the 'OFF' button within Net Nanny
itself. Then when you're finished your session, simply click the 'ON' button to re-enable
Net Nanny.
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Will Net Nanny work with Windows 95?
Net Nanny is a full 32 & 16-bit Windows
95/Windows program (not including Windows NT).
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How can I figure out what sites to load into the screening lists?
Net Nanny provides free lists which users
may download from our Internet Web Site and import into their Net Nanny programs. These
lists are completely customizable and editable. Best of all they are free - no monthly
subscriptions are required and we update them every 2-3 weeks. You can also
import any ASCII text based list or database of sites which are increasingly available
from a wide range of 3rd party organizations. Choose one that fits your values.
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