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"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"
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<li><a HREF="#authors">About This Month's Authors</a>
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<li><a HREF="#wacko">Wacko Topic of the Month</a>
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<P> Author bios are now at the bottom of the corresponding article. This was
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suggested by <A HREF="mailto:dpuryear@usa.net">Dustin Puryear</A>, and we
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decided we like the idea. What do you readers think?
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<H3 align="left"><img src="../gx/dennis/qbubble.gif"
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height="50" width="60" alt="(?) " border="0"
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>Yamaha and UFOs</H3>
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<p align="right"><strong>Answered By Ben Okopnik, Mike Orr, Heather Stern
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<P> <STRONG>I wanted to ask if you service yamahe music equipment.</STRONG>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Ben]
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Hey, <I>LG</I> <STRONG>does</STRONG> mention "Yamaha" a dozen times in past
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issues (the sound card, obviously). Maybe the guy was getting desperate and
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trying every source... That is pretty wild, though. I'm still waiting for "Dear
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Earthlings: I just installed Windows on my UFO, and now I can't get back in..."
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<BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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HEIGHT="28" WIDTH="50" BORDER="0"
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> [Mike]
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"Hey Earthlings, we just installed something called Windoze En-Tee on
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our flying saucer, and it made all or monitors turn
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<FONT COLOR="blue">blue</FONT>. There's a message
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in <FONT COLOR="gray">white</FONT> letters on the screen, but we don't
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understand the language. Please help <STRONG>URGENTLY</STRONG> as our
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spacecraft is out of control and is locked on a crash course with Earth."
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<BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)"
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> [Heather]
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Fellow-being: What you need is to install something else quick.
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Since your saucer can run Windoze (also called MSwin or windows or wind*ws)
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I recommend "ZipSlack"
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<A HREF="">http://www.slackware.com/zipslack/getzip.php</A>.
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It can load quickly onto the "FAT" filesystem MSwin uses and once you have
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successfully launched that you should stop crashing...
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<P> You may want something more well-tuned to your saucer once you have that
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going.
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<P> According to my research (slim pickings, most of our movies about aliens
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don't describe their software, but one notes you are able to run some of our
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virus software), apparently your native operating system most closely resembles
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something here called "MacOS". This is at least part of the problem, nearly
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any earthling knows that the MacOS and Windows vendors are at war with each
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other.
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<P> Unfortunately MacOS is proprietary so getting you a working copy without
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getting some Earth hardware to go with it, may be a problem, esp. if you
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have no Earth currency aboard.
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<P> Fortunately, we Linuxers can recommend either
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<A HREF="http://www.yellowdoglinux.com">Yellow Dog Linux</A> or
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxppc.com">LinuxPPC 2000</A>
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, as well as
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<A HREF="http://www.debian.org">Debian</A>. I can't say which will have the fastest install -
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a Mac-using friend highly recommends the first... Debian is highly available
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so you should be able to reach a mirror site no matter which of our land
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masses you are presently nearest. To save you time the web link you need
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is <A HREF="http://cdimage.debian.org/ftp-mirrors.html">http://cdimage.debian.org/ftp-mirrors.html</A>.
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Normally they discourage getting ISO images directly like that but, they
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expect you to have a stable system to fetch. I hope you will have no
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problems whatsoever creating discs ...
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By the way, most earthlings don't understand the funny messages generated
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by those blue screens either. Luckily I can assure you they don't help fix
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the problem...
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<center><H3><font color="maroon">Not Linux</font></H3></center>
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<A HREF="http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3092.html">RFC 3092</A> muses on the
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etymology of 'foo' and 'bar'. Among other things, it says the "wildly popular"
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Smokey Stover comic strip of the 1930s by Bill Holman
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"featured a firetruck called the Foomobile that rode
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on two wheels."
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<P> The RFC also has a table of which other RFCs mention "foo", "bar" or
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"fubar".
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<P> Rory Krause and I came up with this one:<BR>
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the sysadmin's dance: do the Buggy Boogie.
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<P> <A HREF="http://rtmark.com/cuehack/">CueJack</A> is a Windows application
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that lets you scan a products with a :CueCat scanner, then displays a web page
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with "alternative information" about the product's company.
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As you can guess, the "alternative information" is stuff the company
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doesn't want you to know.
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"This could be information about corporate abuse, boycotts against the company,
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even how much money the company is making, their corporate image as presented
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to shareholders, etc."
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Courtesy Slashdot.
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<P> Miscellania: The program was renamed from CueHack because another program
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already had the same name. The author is working on a Linux version but says
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there are technical difficulties.
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<H4> Some of the funnier spams found in the <EM>Gazette</EM> mailbox.</H4>
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<P> ... helps Businesses to eliminate the need of hiring telemarketers
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Automated initial customer application process and many more
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features......... You will smile all the way to the Bank!!
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To confirm preset appointments, prescheduled meetings, and conferences. Our
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CTI software can be used by businesses and services by calling sequentially or
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randomly. Automatically dials up to 2,000 - 10,000 prospects per day without
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human interference. When our CTI software calls it can simply leave a message
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or it can ask for a response. You may obtain responses by recording their
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voices, asking them to press a key, to respond to choices or transferring to a
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live operator. Just record your messages, select which group ( Data Bases) you
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want to call , when you want to start and stop, and then let our CTI software
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got to work calling everyone. You will save tremendous time and get results
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very fast ! without increasing your overheads or hiring extra help.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><EM>
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[ Your Editor got an obnoxious phone call at home recently from one of
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these machines. The recorded message said, "Please hold until a
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representative can get to you." Click!
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<P>
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</EM><TT>
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Subject: BOUNCE linux-questions-only@ssc.com: Message too long (>40000 chars)<BR>
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</TT><EM>
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It's nice to know the TAG spamfilter is working.
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<IMG ALT=";)" SRC="../gx/dennis/smily.gif"
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-Mike.]
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From: Justin Catterall<BR>
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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:39:05 +0100
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<P> Regarding the
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<A HREF="../issue65/lg_backpage65.html#notlinux">Nigerian money scam</A>
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in last month's Not Linux.
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<P> I've been receiving faxes the same as this for a few years at work, the
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scam is worse than it looks: they *have* been succesful on several
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occaions - all UK (if not world) banks know not to let their customers
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get involved.
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<P> What basically happens is A N Idiot agrees to the deal, signs the papers
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and money appears in his/her account. A N Idiot then transfers most of
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the money to another account (the scammer's). The money coming into the
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account then never arrives - originating bank denies knowledge or
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whatever - A N Idiots bank ha's, in the mean time, sent the money to
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another bank. The first thing the bank does is debit A N Idiot's
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account... A N Idiot is holding the can for an awful lot more money than
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they thought they'd ever see.
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<P> Holding the can for more money than you thought you'd ever see is
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probably better than holding the can for the first million you've just
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made and is all you have because if you're 999,000 away from paying back
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1,000,000 they aren't really going to try to get it back but if you're
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nearly their they'll clean you out then lock you up.
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<P> These scammers are real bastards, if I didn't know it happened I wouldn't
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believe people could be so bad to other people.
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<P> Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know that this scam has worked and how
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it worked (roughly and AIUI).
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<P> Keep up the work with the gazette.
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From: James Suttie<BR>
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:36:48 +0100
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<P> keep up the good work with Linux Gazette - here's one of many links to the
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African spam scam!
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<A HREF="http://www.state.vt.us/atg/NIGERIA.htm">http://www.state.vt.us/atg/NIGERIA.htm</A>
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<P> Are you planning to rent a Limousine, Sedan or a Private car for your Teen
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Prom Ceremony this session?
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<P> ALWAYS SEND $5 CASH (U.S. CURRENCY) FOR EACH REPORT CHEQUES NOT BE ACCEPTED
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ALWAYS SEND YOUR ORDER VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL Make sure the cash is concealed by
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wrapping it in at least two sheets of paper. On one of those sheets of paper,
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include: (a) the number & name of the report you are ordering, (b) your e-mail
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address, and (c) your name & postal address.
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<P> Free Leads Daily - Spam FREE! No Cost to you!
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<P> YOU CAN make over a half million dollars every 4 to 5 months from
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your home for a one time investment of only twenty five U.S.
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Dollars.
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<P> Subject: BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY EXTRAORDINAIRE!!
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<P> I understand you are seeking information about home based business
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opportunities.
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<P> --LEGITIMATE online business, which is SUCCESSFUL and GROWING.
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<P> --PERFECT for someone who has VERY LITTLE TIME to invest or
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for someone who LOVES being online!
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<P> Please email me at the address below to receive FREE VITAL INFORMATION
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(You'll very well Kick Yourself and your Modem if you don't)
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<P>Our research indicates this information may be of interest to you.
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<P> Hello gazette<BR>
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WOW! This is absolutely amazing! Now you can put money in
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your pocket at warp speed using the internet! We're not talking
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weeks or even days, but within HOURS!! Wouldn't you like to
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be $5,000 richer by the day after tomorrow? Then you can do it
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again as often as you like - even every day! For all the fantastic
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details, send a blank email to: [address]
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E-zine Editors... Authors... Information Publishers...** NEVER BEFORE SEEN ** Techniques For
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Turning an Electronic Newsletter Into a $20,000+ a Month Profit Stream!
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[Wow, something that's actually relevant to </EM>LG<EM> -Mike.]
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<P> Happy Linuxing!
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<P> Michael Orr<br>
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Editor, <A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/"><i>Linux Gazette</i></A>, <A
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HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</a>
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Copyright © 2001, the Editors of <I>Linux Gazette</I>.<BR>
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
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Published in Issue 66 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, May 2001</H5>
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