Murph Sewall <SBASERV.SBA.UCONN.EDU!Murphy> writes: >> Here's a new concept to begin watching for (I must admit, it IS cleverer >> than Canter&Siegel). >> >> Pitchman joins list under two user ids, the second (later) one is a "stooge >> account" (AOL, Compuserve, whereever) and posts a question in the form of: >> >> Does anyone have an email address for Widgets&Thingamabobs? >> >> Then Pitchman answers: >> >> The email address is [log in to unmask] and they also have a web and gopher >> server at www-gopher.Widgets.Com. Check out the files: wonder-new-product. >> If you can't do ftp/gopher/Mosaic, I'll be happy to email a copy to you... >> >> [Advertising by the back door--at least to selected lists/newgroups] > This is fascinating. What other techniques are there like this to watch out for? What is 'Canter&Siegel'? =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* What_A_Long_Strange_Trip_It's_Been:_A_Hippy's_History_Of_The_60's_And_Beyond (C) 1989 and 1994 By Lewis Sanders <[log in to unmask]> ISBN 0-9643083-0-4 Autographed copies free of charge -- Dealer and Quantity Discounts Available Still Steaming Press, c/o 637 South Broadway B-317, Boulder, Colorado, 80303 =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* --> For excerpts, reviews, & details, email [log in to unmask] <-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~