Before
Using this Site
If you are worried about someone knowing you have
visited this website please see below.
HOW
CAN AN ABUSER DISCOVER YOUR INTERNET ACTIVITIES?
E-MAIL:
If an abuser has access to your email account, they may be able to
read your incoming and outgoing mail. If you believe your account
is secure, make sure you choose a password that an abuser will not
be able to guess. If an abuser sends you threatening or harassing
e-mail messages, they may be printed and saved as sevidence of this
abuse.
HISTORY/CACHE
FILE:
If an abuser knows how to read your computer's history or cache file
(automatically saved web pages and graphics), they may be able to
see information you have viewed recently on the internet. You can
clear your history or empty your cache file in your browser's settings.
NETSCAPE:
Pull down Edit menu, select Preferences. Click on Navigator on choose
'Clear History'. Click on Advanced then select Cache. Click on "Clear
Disk Cache". On older versions of Netscape: Pull down Options menu.
Select Network Options, Select Cache. Click on "Clear Disk Cache".
INTERNET
EXPLORER:
Pull down Tools menu, select Internet Options. On General page, under
Temporary Internet Files, click on "Delete Files". Under History click
on "Clear History."
AOL:
Pull down Members menu, select Preferences. Click on WWW icon. Then
select Advanced. Purge Cache.
This
information may not completely hide your tracks. Many browser types
have features that display recently visited sites. The safest way
to find information on the internet, would be at a local library,
a friend's house, or at work.