ARNET The Internet Technology Corporation

ARNet, Inc. is firmly opposed to any type of non-voluntary Internet censorship. For several years we have looked for good ways to provide all of our users total and unrestricted access to all of the Internet while providing a filtered service to those people who asked for one. Until now, there has been no filtering system that passed our strict requirements: It must be voluntary. It must be affordable. It must be easy. It must be secure.

ARNet is proud to offer Surf Sentry™

1. What is filtering?
Internet filtering is a process that prevents or blocks access to certain material on the Internet. Filtering is most commonly used to prevent children from accessing inappropriate material and to keep employees productive on the Internet.

2. How much does it cost?
Surf Sentry™ is $4.00 per month per account. Special rates are available for corporations, schools and other users with networked computers.

3. How is filtering done?
Surf Sentry™ is a server based filtering system. With server-based solutions, a site is blocked before it gets to the user's computer. Server-based filtering was first developed by N2H2 in 1995 for use in schools and by ISPs. It is the most efficient, least costly and most reliable filtering solution.

4. Who decides what is "objectionable"?
The filtering is provided by N2H2. N2H2 employs the largest full-time team of dedicated professionals that review each site that is entered into the Company's database. N2H2 does not use keywords to determine which sites to block, this method would end up blocking valuable information. Reviewing sites individually allows N2H2 to evaluate all material that might otherwise go unnoticed and unfiltered using a keyword method.

5. Is it 100% accurate every time?
Thousands of new websites come online every day making it impossible to catch every one every time. It is also hard to determine what is objectionable to every person. We think that although all filtering is imperfect, ours is as good as it gets. Scroll Down to see the types of information blocked by Surf Sentry™

6. Who can disable it?
The owner of the Account is the only one who can disable it.

7. Why do I notice a slight pause between pages?
Surf Sentry™ scans its databases to see if the site you are requesting is on the blocked list. That causes a slight pause. It is normal.

8. Do I have to change the way I use the Internet?
NO. Surf like you normally do. Surf Sentry™ does all of the work.

9. How do I sign up?
You may call our office or use our online form to sign up.

Below is a list of the types of Information blocked by Surf Sentry™

Adults Only: Material labeled by its author or publisher as being strictly for adults.
Hate/Discrimination: Advocating discrimination against others based on race, religion, gender, nationality, or sexual orientation.
Illegal: Advocating, promoting, or giving advice on carrying out acts widely considered illegal.
Murder/Suicide: Information on committing murder or suicide.
Nudity: Bare or visible genitalia, pubic hair, buttocks, female breasts, etc.
Pornography: Material intended to be sexually arousing or erotic.
Sex: Images or descriptions of sexual activity.
Violence: Graphic images or written descriptions of wanton violence or grave injury (mutilation, maiming, dismemberment, etc.). Includes graphically violent games.
Alcohol: Advocating or promoting recreational use of alcohol. (See also Adults Only)
Chat: Chat sites, services that allow short messages to be sent to others immediately in real time.
Drugs: Advocating or promoting recreational use of any controlled substance. (Also see Illegal)
Free Mail: Sites that offer e-mail accounts over the Web for free. Such sites can expose users to harmful content delivered via e-mail file attachments.
Free Pages: Sites where home page space is offered for free. These sites historically have done nothing to prevent capricious abuse of their services by users who post offensive content under multiple pseudonyms, making them difficult to track. Individual pages that have been reviewed by N2H2 on such sites are removed from this category, but filed under other categories as necessary.
Gambling: Gambling services, or information relevant primarily to gambling.
Tasteless/Gross: Bodily functions. Tasteless humor. Graphic medical photos.
Lingerie: Models in lingerie
Message/Bulletin Boards: Sites that permit semi-permanent messages to be posted and read by others.
Personal Information: Sites that gather personal information (name, address, credit card number, etc.).
Profanity: Crude, vulgar, or obscene language or gestures.
School Cheating Information: Any site that promotes plagiarism or similar cheating among students.
Tobacco: Advocating or promoting recreational use of tobacco.
Weapons: Information on use of weapons, weapon collecting, or weapon making.