Web Willy Watch

Congregation Ohav Emeth has obtained a Web Willy Watch "Every Family License" for our synagogue members. Web Willy Watch is a useful software tool that screens out most Internet pornography.

Web Willy Watch requires Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or OS/2 and works with Netscape and Microsoft browsers.

If you are a member of this congregation, you may download and use this program for free. If you are not a member, please visit the Web Willy Watch web site. [See footnote]

There is a section in the program called Parental Options. Settings in this section are used to control what your children see. InnoVal, the company that sells Web Willy Watch, provides filters that block most pornographic content. They update the filters monthly. You can obtain free updates from within the parental options section of the program.

It is important that we try to be with our children, particularly smaller children, when they are surfing the Web. However, it is easy for our children to stumble across extremely explicit pornography by clicking on an innocent looking banner ad or link. Web Willy Watch provides important protection, even when we are in the room with them.

By downloading, or installing, or using this product, you indicate your acceptance of the InnoVal License Agreement for Web Willy Watch.

Downloading Instructions for Windows 95/98/NT Users
(OS/2 Instructions Are Below)

1. Download the Web Willy Watch Demo by clicking on ONLY ONE of the files listed below. The file with a 'zip' extension is provided in case you have difficulty downloading a file with an 'exe' extension. If you download a zip file you must unzip it before you can install Web Willy Watch. The zip file contains a single file called willy30.exe.
   willy30.exe
   willy30.zip

2. After downloading the file, shut down any web browsers that you have running. Do not, however, disconnect from the Internet. You need to be connected to install the software.

3. Select "Run" on your Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT Start Menu. Type in the full file name of the file you downloaded, including path information, or click on the Browse button to find willy30.exe. As an example, if you downloaded willy30.exe into a folder called WebWilly on your C drive, you should type:

   c:\webwilly\willy3d.exe

4. Follow the simple instructions that appear on your screen.

Downloading Instructions for OS/2 Users
(Windows Instructions Are Above)

1. Download Web Willy Watch by clicking on the zip file listed below.
   willyO30.zip

2. After downloading the file, shut down any web browsers that you have running. Do not, however, disconnect from the Internet. You need to be connected the first time you run the software.

3. After downloading, unzip the file into an empty directory. Use an unzip program that unzips subdirectories, such as Info-ZIP. You may download Info-ZIP's unzip program if you don't have it, by clicking here.

4. Run INSTALL.CMD to create a Desktop object.

5. If you currently have NetExtra installed, please read the README file for instructions before running Web Willy Watch.

6. Start the program by double-clicking on the Desktop object.

GIVE WEB WILLY WATCH A LINK

Footnote: (3/29/2000)

It appears that the company that developed Web Willy Watch (InnoVal Systems Solutions, Inc.) may have widthdrawn it from marketing and support, and has taken down the web site at www.webwilly.com. Instead, Advanced Family Safe Technologies is selling a similar product that they acquired from InnoVal, called Iceptur -- see www.iceptur.com -- or perhaps it is the same product (repackaged? new version?).

You may still be able to reach Innoval with the following contact information (this has not been verified):

Mail:	InnoVal Systems Solutions, 600 Mamaroneck Ave, Harrison, NY 10528 USA
Voice:	914-835-3838 (8: 30am to 6:00pm, M-F, New York time)
Fax:	914-835-3857
E-mail:	innoval@ibm.net

Alternatively, you can do an internet search for other parental control software; there are many low cost options available.