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From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Is Your Web Site A Secret?
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 12:36:57 +0100
owl@********.com said on 21:12/29 Nov 96...

> Is your web site the best kept secret on the Internet?
>
> We'll promote it to 50 search engines and indexes for $85
> and complete the job in 2 business days. Satisfaction is
> guaranteed!

I think Owl's Eye Productions, Inc. placed an advertisement...

[Quote from the NERPS mailing list FAQ, part B:]

2. Mailing List Advertising Policy

This policy is intended to fight mailing-list "spamming."

The Shadowrun mailing lists accept commercial advertising for payment. We
offer a fee waiver if you can show us the cancelled check for a $1,000
(U.S.) or more donation to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. One donation
per advertisement, please. If you don't wish to donate, simply post your
advertisement to the list, and the operator of the mailing lists will bill
$1,999 (U.S). The list operator will donate this amount, minus the expense
of collecting it, to EFF. Please note that the lists are distributed
automatically -- messages are generally not read or checked in any way
before they are distributed.

By the act of posting your advertisement you agree to accept responsibility
for the fee, you agree to indemnify the mailing-list operator against any
legal claims from you or others in connection with your advertisement, and
you agree to pay any legal and business expenses incurred in collecting
late payment. Our liability to you is limited to a good-faith effort to
deliver your message.

Reduced rates and/or waiver of fee are available for Shadowrun-related and
selected other topics of advertisements. You must consult the mailing-list
operator in advance of posting for any reduction or fee waiver.

[end quote]


Richard Jury said on 19:42/29 Nov 96...

> <Snipped tons of ad spam>
>
> Does this list have the same advertising policy as ShadowRN? Owl, you
> may have yourself a court date in the near future.

Yes, it does, as you can see above. I'm wonderwing now if we can and/or
should try and take steps against them, because I don't really like seeing
these kinds of ads...

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