From: ST201434@brownvm.brown.edu (jude)
Newsgroups: alt.backrubs
Subject: Re: New Service, an alternative to alt.personals,
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:42:55 EST
Organization: Brown University - Providence, Rhode Island  USA
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Why is alt.backrubs constantly being included in such lists???????

>X-Anon-To:
>alt.personals,alt.personals.ads,alt.personals.misc,alt.personals.poly,alt.pers
on
>als.bondage,alt.backrubs,alt.party,alt.sex,alt.sex.bondage,alt.sex.pictures,al
t.
>support
>
>Hello: I have a proposal that I hope will be of interest to many of you out
>there who are interested in finding a significant other but have become tired
>of the *noise* on groups like alt.personals. I'll try to keep it short,
>sweet, and simple.
>
>I was introduced to the net a couple of months ago and was delighted to find
>that there are newsgroups such as alt.personals and alt.personals.ads whose
>primary reason for existing, so I thought, was for people to solicit e-mail
>correspondence from others; correspondence that may lead to mutually
>satisfying friendships or more. Unfortunately, these groups appear to be
>primarily for people to flame each other, post fake messages, etc. I'll not
>be surprised if many people, especially women, have become *lurkers* and
>cynics. I thought there must be other ways for people to find the kind of
>friend, partner that they are looking for.
>
>For the past couple of weeks I began contacting publishers of singles
>newspapers and magazines across the USA. I asked them the following question:
>What if I asked people on the net to send in their personal ads to me, I'll
>compile them weekly and send them to these newspapers and magazines. I asked
>the publishers whether they will be willing to publish your personal ads and
>forward all responses to you WITHOUT CHARGING YOU A FEE? What is the
>incentive for them to publish your ad for free? They collect a forwarding fee
>(about $2) from those who respond to your ad. Your ad is published without
>your address (a response code is assigned). I have reached agreement with 12
>singles magazines so far and I am continuing arrangements or waiting to hear
>from others.
>
>In addition to the service just described above, I will also set up a
>computer bulletin board that will be accessible by modem from any where in
>the USA and Canada, for a modest fee (phone charge). When I receive your
>personal ads, I will post them on the bulletin board, without your address,
>and also send them to the magazines. Responses to your ad on the bulletin
>board will be forwarded to you, by snail mail, at no charge to you. I should
>have the bulletin board up and running as soon as I get the first couple
>dozen ads or so.
>
>HOW AND WHERE TO SEND YOUR ADS.
>Type your ad on a sheet of paper. Include a snail mail address to which
>responses to your ad will be forwarded. PLEASE, do not send me any ads by
>e-mail. Do not use any abbreviations (SM, SF, etc) even if they seem like
>very common abbreviations. I am not imposing any word limit on your ad, but
>each newspaper or magazine will have the right to edit your ad as space
>permits. You must be 18 yrs or older. Do not send in ads that are sexually
>explicit!! It is okay to ask respondents to send you pictures since all
>responses will be by snail mail.
>
>There is no fee for this service, since this is an introductory message and
>as a result of the noncommercial policy of the net. However, I run a small
>data processing business and my employees do not work for free! So any
>donnations will be appreciated. You may send cash, check, or money order,
>payable to *Comptel* Send your ad to:
>Comptel Net Offer
>P.O. Box 2228
>Louisville, KY 40201-2228, USA
>
>If there are any readers from countries other than the US, yes, we will
>accept ads from any country. Send all ads to the above address. And
>donnations in any currency are acceptable.
>
>NOTE: This offer is valid until Feb. 28, 1993, i.e. to be accepted, your
>letters must be postmarked by that date. After Feb. 28, there will be a fee
>for this service (and I will not be advertising on the net. Okay?) If you
>read this after Feb. 28 and are interested, send us a request for an
>application form to that address. I don't know what the telephone number for
>the computer bulletin board will be. It's not been set up. I will not post
>the number on the net, but if you are interested in accessing the bbs, send
>me an e-mail message. I'll send you the number when the board is up. Feel
>free to send me an e-mail message if you have any question(s). Your privacy,
>I guarantee you, will NOT be compromised. It's a promise.
>Jenny
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jude shabry
hey_jude@brown.edu

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