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From: ables@lot.ACA.MCC.COM (King Ables)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: What happened to Unix Review?
Message-ID: <1104@lot.ACA.MCC.COM>
Date: 12 Sep 90 20:53:08 GMT
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Organization: MCC ACT Program, Austin, TX
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>>Last year I frequently bought the magazine Unix Review.  I liked its style
>>and contents.  However, since early this year, I haven't seen the mag
>>anymore.  Does it still exist?

> Mine comes in the mail every month.  But speaking of "lost" magazines,
> how about that nice, new _Sun Expert_?  It started coming, I was
> solicited for a "free" subscription, and then it never came again.

Never came again?  Geez, I'll give you one of mine, I get THREE of 'em!!
Two at work and one at home.  And I only filled out ONE form!

Sounds like my experience with Unix Review.

Unix Review have sort of irritated me since I filled out my free
subscription renewal and never heard from them again.  I wondered
if they disappeared, too, but obviously they are around (though I'll bet
the people who knew this are all buying the mag.).

I would have bought it if they had sent me something saying "your free
subscription is over and if you wish to keep getting Unix Review you
should submit check or money order..."  But they said "just fill out
this free-subscription renewal and they'll keep coming."  I did so
and never heard anything more from them.  I assume they didn't approve
it the 2nd time (which if that's the plan, why did they solicit me to
fill out a free-sub. request in the first place??) but it would have
been nice if they had at least said something so I'd know to re-up
with a check.  As it is, I don't really care to keep up with them now.

-king