- before receiving the mail , update the anti-virus and reboot the computer (which I had not done when the virus arrived, so Norton detected the virus only after rebooting).

- empty the reception box : the virus is sent in a reply mail to all the unanswered mails of the reception box : if the box is empty, it cannot be sent.

- to prevent a virus to be sent to the people of your address book, Bernard Decarroux from my French sever Interpc advises to introduce at the top and bottom of the list of people two contacts with blank email addresses : the first with name starting by 0, and the last one starting by Z. When the virus gets to such contacts, it cannot be sent and remains blocked at the top of the list. So where ever it comes to the address book, top or bottom, it will remain stuck there and won't invade the rest. :))))

- When getting a mail with attachment, if you want to see the contents without opening it, click on Files/ Properties/Detail/ Source code : the contents of the mail and the whole info on it appear in a window. Then you can decide to delete it or not.

- One good care in prevention of a virus attack is to have a printed version of your address book. In case the hard drive is destroyed, then you still have your addresses and can join people through another computer.

The top would be to have 2 computers : a new one on which you have all the stuff except the mail, and a second cheap hand one to get the mail. So in case of destruction of the hard drive as it happens sometimes, you do not loose much.

We have been considering the question since a long time now, and have been sharing about it.

As for me, here is the present situation : the work contract I had is ending on December 31st, and I am not renewing it. I have found another job in better conditions, but have not signed any contract yet, and have some times to do it. Let's say the end of December. As I am free from official obligation, so if you guys want to start something now, then we go.

The easiest status and the one which fits the most to our activities and spirit would be an association. It's quick and cheap to make, and is lighter than a commercial status, while allowing to sell our creations.

Now the association would not involve the whole Zone, only the members involved in the physical place, and the other ones who would want to become members. The Zone by itself would remain free and the informal association of fact it already is.

It also allows to emphasize our aims and mind through the status, which we have to write down.

My worry about an association was that it's structure does not fit the structure of the Zone : for an association to be legally registered, one must have a president, a treasurer, and a secretary minimum, and maximum one assistant for each of them, which leads to 6 people.

Now the trouble with this, in a number of associations, is that the people at the top get disconnected from the bottom, get the monopoly of decisions without referring to the members. So the association looses its reason to be and acts as a parasite of the original group. It may as well lead to problems with the money : the treasurer invests the money of the association in a bank or whatever, and then it is not used for the aims of the group; the committee at the top decides of the use of the money without taking in consideration the real expectations and needs of the members, whom they are here for. So it comes to a parasitic hierarchic structure, closed at the informational level, leading to relations of dominance. This is bullshit and I do not want it.

As a result, to avoid this, we might write down status which allow us to go on with the same structure that we have had since the start

I mean that I am just the coordinator and do not take decisions out of the group. The structure is opened, and we can get in touch the ones with the others through the clubs, or mail lists, etc... So it must remain as such.

- we may ask some money for the membership, a small sum that everybody can pay (1 or 2 $ a year because people are broke; this allows as well richer people to give money as well). Now the membership won't be for the whole Zone, only for the members of the association who will choose to become members.

- the money earned by the activities of the association will pay the rent or buy or whatever.

For the money, we might have an accountant out of the group who would be the treasurer as well (so he gets involved in case of trouble and cannot rip us off), and would give clear and opened accounts to the whole group.

As a president, we might choose someone out of the group which would represent us symbolically, and whom we would agree about.

I might be the secretary and keep on doing the coordination work, as well as working in the association as well .

- selling tea, chocolate and coffee,

- performances, concerts, expos of the Zoners: (when we had made a prevision of festival last year in Poitiers , it had come out from the program we had made that we were able to fulfil 10 days of performances of different styles animations).

- Academy (unit of teaching and research) : putting at peoples' disposal domains of knowledge generally spread by centers of personal development, for a reasonable price :for instance I give a course of general semantics to a group of ten people : everybody gives 10 $ for 3 hours; which allows to ean 50 $ for 3 hours work. We can also make direct courses on the net with web cam and record them on CD we can sell then.

About the creations, we now have enough products to start selling, it is all ours so we do not have to pay copyright to anybody to sell them, nor for the performances . Selling non alcoholic beverages would not require a special licence, and as for the equipment, it's possible to start with mine, which works and already is bought.

So not much means required.

Due to the present international context , France does not seem to be the best place to make it. Belgium is better for the protection of private life, rights of the citizens and social protection (one does not see homeless people here when there are plenty in France), and the events from the outside have less consequences on people's life than in France it seems (less inquisitive measures).

France is more beautiful and sunny; but according to Mioclonic who lived here last year, and Vasha, weather is not a problem.

Jill is asking about the projects about something in the French countryside, and would rather buy something than renting, which is lost money, she says.

About buying, next year I shall have facilities from my bank to buy a place with low rate of interest, so we might start something in renting to see if our results fit to our expectations, and then if it works, buy a place.

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