Having two sons, my wife and I are concerned about their use of the Internet, no matter how closely we supervise them. Obscenity and pornography are readily available, whether or not one is intentionally looking for them. This site: http://www4.nas.edu/onpi/webextra.nsf/web/porn?OpenDocument offers a lot of "fixes" to the problem, but admits that none are foolproof and many require adult supervision or monitoring. Many of the devices (filters, passwords, monitors, etc.) work to a point, but the authors admit the best way to help children avoid these sites is to teach them responsible use of the Internet. I'm afraid that is like giving each child in this country a loaded gun and then trying to teach them to use it only in safe, productive ways. I think that this approach is applicable only in some far off Utopia that doesn't exist anywhere that I've visited. I can't imagine too many curious, pubescent boys (and probably girls) who wouldn't be strongly tempted to try these sites if given any chance at all. Instead of putting the onus on parents, teachers, etc. to monitor and train the children of today, it seems greater focus should be on the purveyors of obscene sites and make them unavailable except to adults. Jim Banas jandtbanas@xxxxxxxxx God Bless America