From: u0573ac@unx.ucc.okstate.edu (login 3 of account 10573)
Subject: Re: Using the alt.personals EZ-Intro Contact Service (ECS)
Organization: Oklahoma State University Computer Center
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 23:15:50 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.053011.26028@lemuria.sai.com> admin@sai.com writes:
>
>INTRODUCTION TO THE ALT.PERSONALS.ADS EZ-Intro Contract Service (ECS)
>
>Last update: 5 August 1992
>
>What is EZ-Intro(sm) Contact Service (ECS(sm))
>
>It is a service to provide a safe and confidential method to contact other
>"singles" for the purpose of forming a long term personal relationship.  
>Postings and replies are anonymous.  
>
>
>In order to provide anonymity for those who wish it, an automated 
>anonymous contact service and matchmaking service, EZ-Intro
>Contact Service (ECS) has been provided to allow anonymous postings to 
>alt.personals.ads. This system consists of an anonymous posting 
>service, a double-blind e-mail forwarding service, so that replies to
>anonymous postings will also be anonymous, and a matchmaking service.  
>
>ECS is a moderated service.
>
>The purpose of this service is to facilitate the meeting of compatibles 
>and also to provide a matchmaking service.  The moderator will not be 
>making moral judgements, but WILL REJECT any article that is not
>in the scope of meeting other single compatibles or requesting the singles
>matchmaking service.
>
>WHAT IF MY SITE DOESN'T CARRY ALT.PERSONALS.ADS
>
>You can still post your personal article as outlined below and receive
>anonymous replies, but you can't read anyone else's postings. There are
>no plans to create a mailing list or a server to provide the articles 
>for those who don't get alt.personals.ads. 
>
>
>NOTE: 
>E-mail addresses  are in Internet format -
>                  someone@cupid.sai.com. 
>If your mailer can't handle this type of address, you can use uucp 
>"bang-path" addresses:
>                  !uunet!cupid.sai.com!someone. 
>You'll have to figure out how to get e-mail to uunet on your own, 
>but it's reachable from most places. Ask your local e-mail guru.
>
>
>HOW TO POST AN ARTICLE ANONYMOUSLY
>
>1.  Send a ping message.
>        ping@cupid.sai.com
>
>2.  Send e-mail message to			To post to:
>** ----------------------------------------------------------
>    [SM,SF,GM,GF,BM,BF]@cupid.sai.com		All the World
>
>**
>** ISO = In Search Of
>**
>** SM  = Single Male
>** SF  = Single Female	
>** GM  = Gay Male
>** GF  = Gay Female
>** BM  = Bisexual-Male
>** BF  = Bisexual-Female
>
>1. Pinging the system:
>Pinging the system serves two purposes.  First it tests the transmission
>between your system and cupid to make sure that you have a clean mail path.
>Second, since this is a mail echo system, when your message arrives,
>the system will grab your return address and send you an e-mail message 
>containing your alias in the ECS system and the header of your message as it
>arrived here. The "Subject:" line of this message is "ECS ping reply".
>If you don't receive a reply to your ping message don't try to use
>the anonymous posting service. Try to find another e-mail path that
>works first.  You MUST ping the system before posting or replying to
>a posting.
>
>2. Posting your article:
>The "Subject:" line of this message will become the "Subject:" line of the
>article. A new header will be created for the article, with the "From:" and
>"Reply-To:" lines using the format "ap.123@cupid.sai.com". Nothing in the
>header of the article will tell anything about who or where you are. If 
>your message has a signature in the standard form (beginning with a line
>containing "--"), it will be deleted. If your signature is not in this
>standard format, disable it when using the service.
>
>NOTE:   As long as your "From:" line contains your original "From:" e-mail
>address information, any posting or e-mail will appear to come from 
>the alias assigned by the ping message. 
>
>
>		******	Do's  ******
>
>1.  Give a lot of details about yourself. 
>
>2.  Specify exactly the type of person you are looking for.  It works better
>than saying "Hi, I am a 26 year guy looking for SWF."  No limits as to the
>length of your message, only what you think a reader can bear.
>
>3.  Post only personals.  
>
>4.  Do let admin@sai.com know of any problems.
>
>
>			****** Don't  ******
>
>1.  Any solicitations for SEX or references to sex acts ISO will be rejected.
>
>2.  No posting from marrieds.  (Married == someone living with someone else
>				with the intent to stay in the relationship)
>
>3.  Don't post test messages.  They will be deleted without notification.
>
>4.  DON'T USE THIS SYSTEM for anything unlawful.
>
>5.  No Flaming. This isn't a system for you to flame, bash, 
>	etc. someone anonymously. 
>
>6.  Don't use your or anyone else's e-mail address in your postings.
>
>7.  Don't bother flaming if you don't like the policy.  It will just
>	waste your time and net bandwidth.  
>
>
>SUGGESTIONS FOR ANONYMOUS POSTING
>
>1. The "Subject:" line of your article, in addition to giving
>some hint about why you posted it, should give information about the
>geographic area you are in, or the geographic area from which 
>you'd like to receive replies.  This allows people who aren't in that
>area to bypass the article without wasting a lot of time.  Please
>note that the "Subject:" line is REQUIRED if you want your message
>to be posted.
>
>2. Don't include phone numbers, street addresses, or e-mail addresses
>in the body of the article. It defeats the point of anonymous
>postings. If your mailer automatically inserts such information about 
>you anywhere but in a properly formatted signature, get it fixed.
>
>3. You may wish to post a non-anonymous personal ad, but want to 
>allow any respondees the option of being anonymous.  In this case,
>ping the system for an alias and then include that alias in your
>personal ad.
>
>SCANNED PHOTOS AVAILABILITY
>
>Anyone using the ECS service may wish to include access to a scanned
>photo. Send a clear photo of maximum size of 3" x 5" and check for 
>$10.00 (one time handling charge per photo) to:
>
>        Shecora Associates, Inc.
>        P.O. Box 61
>        Brookline, NH 03033-0061
>
>Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing.
>
>If you already have a photo scanned into a GIF file and it is no larger 
>than 40K bytes, then you can mail it to gif@sai.com.  The file must be
>uuencoded.  THE GIF FILES WILL BE OPEN TO THE WORLD BY DEFAULT.  If
>you wish to have resticted access to your picture, you MUST indicate in
>the mail message with the GIF file that you want the file restricted.
>Refer to the next paragraph on accessing GIF files.
>
>ACCESSING SCANNED PHOTOS
>
>GIF pictures in the picture database will be accessed in one of two ways.
>
>If the picture is marked as "open to the world", the requester need only
>send mail to the database and the database will mail the GIF file
>to the requester.
>
>If the picture is marked as "restricted", the owner will have to authorize 
>database to send the picture to the requester.  
>
>NOTE: The process for accessing GIF pictures will be available in two weeks.
>
>REPLYING TO ANONYMOUS ARTICLES
>
>Just reply to an anonymous article as you would to any other posting
>or send e-mail to the alias listed in the "From:" line of the article.
>The message will be e-mailed to the poster's alias at cupid.sai.com.
>When it gets here, the software will intercept the message, substitute
>your e-mail address with an alias, replace the poster's alias with
>their real e-mail address, and send it on with a completely rebuilt
>header, no signature. There is no limit to the length of replies.
>
>At this point, it's possible for any two people whose aliases are
>registered in the database to carry on an e-mail conversation
>without ever knowing each other's e-mail address. Just send your
>message to the alias at cupid.sai.com, and the system will do the rest.
>
>
>PRIVACY AND SECURITY
>
>All necessary steps have been taken to ensure that the names and 
>identities of all users of the EZ-Intro Contact Service will be 
>kept private and confidential, but there are no guarantees. 
>Shecora Associates, Inc guarantees that it will not provide any
>unauthorized person or organization access to the name listing.
>Because usenet is not totally private, you use this service at your own 
>risk. 
>
>
>ADMINISTRIVIA
>
>If you have problems with the ECS service, or if you need to have your alias 
>removed from the database or have your e-mail address changed, send e-mail 
>to admin@sai.com.
>
>It is not feasible to cancel an article once it has been posted.  
>
>Once e-mail has been sent to an alias there is no way to cancel it.
>
>--
>To use this service, send E-MAIL to:
>Anonymous posting:		[SM,SF,GM,GF,BM,BF]@cupid.sai.com
>Anonymous reply:		<user's alias>@cupid.sai.com
>Test path/get alias:		ping@cupid.sai.com
>ECS administrator:		admin@sai.com
>

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