ALL e-mails are blocked…except the few I choose to allow. (this was doable on the old e-mails I had for them but I’ve been struggling to find a new good system for that maybe I’ll check out the new gmail tools).

ALL e-mails will come to me both incoming and outgoing and I will see what’s there before they do.

E-mail privilege does NOT mean internet privilege. Though I would consider some kind of very limited controlled access when we get time to figure that all out. Apparently you can do great stuff with a domain control…or whatever it is my computer genius sweetie is babbling about.

I hereby steal your rules as well….maybe I should make an exception to my no forwarding rule and fw this link to them to everyone I know. nah.

1. Never open any email that comes from someone you don’t know. (You’ve never ever won anything. It’s just a trick! And you can break the computer.)

2. Never open an attachment in an email unless someone you know has told you specifically beforehand that they are sending you one.

3. No registering for anything or downloading anything without clearing it with parents first.

That’s it, so far. Number one covers a lot of ground. Making it clear that breaking the rules can DESTROY THE BELOVED COMPUTER goes a long way to getting them followed.

I like your rule number 7. It goes for the whole internet, not just emails.