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From: steve@acich.UUCP (Steve Westfall)
Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix
Subject: Re: UNIX Review considered sleazy
Message-ID: <262@acich.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 11:17:44 EDT
Article-I.D.: acich.262
Posted: Mon Aug 24 11:17:44 1987
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Aug-87 06:44:26 EDT
References: <1890@sfsup.UUCP>
Organization: Automated Concepts, Inc. - Chicago
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Summary: free sub offer is usually conditional

In article <1890@sfsup.UUCP>, mdash@sfsup.UUCP (M.D.Scheer) writes:
> At the Summer Conference, I responded to a UNIX Review come-on for a
> free subscription, and responsed to a questionnaire at their booth.
> 
> I just received a letter from the circulation department, saying, in
> part, "Thank you for your request to receive a free subscription to
> UNIX REVIEW."  As much as we would like to add your name to our free
> subscription list, we are unable to do so at this time.  However, we
> would like to invite you to enter a paid subscription..."

I have found that the application forms for these free subscriptions
often have a statement somewhere to the effect that applicants must
meet certain criteria, although they don't go into what those
criteria are.  I suspect that they only give out free subscriptions
to people whom they think will have some purchasing influence in
their organizations.  I suppose that they need to make this a bit
more clear up front, but I don't think that you were really victimized
by a "come-on" or scam.

UNIX Review is an excellent magazine, much less filled with marketing
hype and unfounded speculation than is its counterpart, UNIX/World.

-- 
Steve Westfall
Automated Concepts, Inc. - Chicago
(312) 346-8640
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