Newsgroup: it.hobby.scacchi
Titolo: Mike Leahy spams newsgroups to sell his chess database program

Bookup is a scam being run by a single, out-of-work, hack programmer! Mike Leahy 
is a known liar, thief, and con-man that runs this software scam. First, he 
offers you some software for free in order to get your email address. Then, he 
piles you with emails trying to get you to purchase his paid versions of the 
program and databases that he illegally distributes behind the back of the legal 
copyright owner without paying taxes. Then, if he can suck you into parting with 
some of your cash, he continues to harass you via email to try to get you to buy 
his so called updates. Not only that, but you can expect to start getting spam 
from third party companies that he sells your email address to.
The guy has litterally stolen money from someone I know personally as he
attempted to take him up on his advertised "money back guarantee". He sent
the software back buy he did not give him one dime back.
This guy is the lowest of lowlifes, and he spams newsgroups under at least half 
a dozen different aliases to try to bring people to his site to palm off his crap 
and to give the impression of neutral support. Don't be taken by this con-job. 
If you want good chess software or databases that has been professionally made, 
stick to reputable companies such as Chessbase, Mattel, Convekta, etc. 
Chessbase 8 has litterally everything that his junk has and much much more.
Keep in mind this guy is crafty, and as of recently, he has toned down the
spamming in order to try to gain credibility. I have even tested him with a
couple of email addresses. Don't be fooled though. This is a con-man tactic
and he will quickly revert to his old ways in short order.

Bookup is a scam being run by a single piece of shit hack programmer. 
He is a known liar, thief, and con-man that runs this software scam.
First, he
offers you some software for free in order to get your email address.
Then, he
piles you with emails trying to get you to purchase the paid versions
of his
program and databases that he illegally distributes behind the back of
the legal
copyright owners without paying taxes. Then, if he can suck you into
parting with
some of your cash, he continues to harass you via email to try to get
you to buy
his so called updates. Not only that, but he stalks you to retrieve
your contact
data and you can expect to start getting spam from third party
companies that he
sells your email address to.
This is how his face will look if he does not stop spamming Google
Groups
with his commercial crap to trick people into visiting his site: 
http://poetry.rotten.com/autrain/autrain.jpg
This guy is the lowest of lowlifes, and he spams Google Groups under
at least half
a dozen different aliases to try to bring people to his site to palm
off his crap
and to give the impression of neutral support. Don't be taken by this
con-job.
Keep in mind that this guy is a liar and a criminal, and as of
recently he
continues to spam Google Groups in order to try to gain credibility.
Don't be fooled. This is a con-man tactic and he will always revert to
his evil
ways until he gets arrested by the police in his country.
GOOGLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
http://groups.google.com/googlegroups/posting_style.html#advertise
DO NOT USE USENET AS AN ADVERTISING MEDIUM
ADVERTISEMENTS ON USENET ARE NOT APPRECIATED. IN GENERAL, THE LOUDER
OR MORE
INAPPROPRIATE THE AD IS, THE MORE ANTAGONISM IT STIRS UP. JUST THINK
HOW ANNOYING
IT IS TO YOU TO HAVE YOUR EVENING MEAL INTERRUPTED BY A TELEMARKETER.
THE FEELING IS THE SAME WHEN SOMEONE POSTS COMMERCIAL MESSAGES IN
NEWSGROUPS TO
ADVERTIZE ONE'S COMMERCIAL SITE
Since we're discussing scum, I just thought that commercial webmasters
deserved a special mention.
Take a bow Mikey, they don't come any slimier than you... :)
Whereas his software and databases are theoretically free, the author
insists that you
give your email out to him before downloading. 
This email address is sold to mass marketers who will pay him in turn.