Is it real or is it??? : Rooftop Views

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Is it real or is it???

Did you get that urgent email last week about not opening an email from Iraq because Osama bin Laden could get into your computer? Or how about the one that said that Microsoft and AOL were merging and this one WAS REALLY TRUE - unlike the other thousand or so that have gone around.

Your family and friends probably aren't as appreciative as they might be of your forwarding these items. Especially as most of them might already know they are hoaxes!! But how to check them out?

There are two sites that you can use to tell fact from fiction. The first is www.truthorfiction.com . It will also list viruses and worms that are currently circulating.

The other site is www.snopes.com . By filling out the Inboxer Rebellion information you will get a red, yellow or green light that tells you whether or not the story is true.

And on a further note, we think it makes a bad impression - and can be considered spamming - to forward those poems, stories and informational pieces that ask you go send to 7 people within 7 seconds or you'll get bad luck. Please think twice before sending these on.