QUESTION ABOUT USE POLICY

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#293

Author: MR.BREEZE
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 06:52

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Dear Sirs,

I would like to address some questions about the use of Internet.

Our publishing company is a NON PROFIT organization and belongs to 
Temple University, Philadelphia PA. I would like to know if due to the nature
of our organizatio(non-profit) we would be able to promote our publications
in the internet by posting our releases to different newsgroups(according
to the area of interest always) or by posting part of our sales brochures 
and/or catalog or even accepting e-mail orders.

The Computer Services Dept of the University has already accepted and granted
us with an account under the name of our company.

Your prompt answer would be greatly appreciated.


						Sincerely
						George D. Dimitoglou
						Systems Administrator
						Temple University Press

Re: QUESTION ABOUT USE POLICY

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Author: Daniel Zabetakis
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:11

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In article <1993Jan23.065255.28542@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> georged@astro.ocis.temple.edu (MR.BREEZE) writes:
>Dear Sirs,
   
    You're going to get flamed for that.
>
>
>Our publishing company is a NON PROFIT organization and belongs to 
>Temple University, Philadelphia PA. I would like to know if due to the nature
>of our organizatio(non-profit) we would be able to promote our publications
>in the internet by posting our releases to different newsgroups(according
>to the area of interest always) or by posting part of our sales brochures 
>and/or catalog or even accepting e-mail orders.
>
   I would say NO. Most people who read groups want to read discusions.
I wouldn't want to see ads for every university press and other non-profit
organizations in  the groups I read.
   There would be nothing wrong if you actually _read_ the groups and
commented when a book you publish might be useful.
   Look at the way Silicon Graphics deals with comp.sys.sgi.*  They don't
officially use the groups, but they certainly have enough people read
them.

DanZ

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Re: QUESTION ABOUT USE POLICY

#295

Author: Ken Bibb
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:11

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In <1993Jan23.065255.28542@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> georged@astro.ocis.temple.edu (MR.BREEZE) writes:

>Dear Sirs,

>I would like to address some questions about the use of Internet.

>Our publishing company is a NON PROFIT organization and belongs to 
>Temple University, Philadelphia PA. I would like to know if due to the nature
>of our organizatio(non-profit) we would be able to promote our publications
>in the internet by posting our releases to different newsgroups(according
>to the area of interest always) or by posting part of our sales brochures 
>and/or catalog or even accepting e-mail orders.

If you are going to make postings like this, do it once only, and make
it more informational than sales:  look at the O'Reilly postings that
occasionally are posting: the books are relevant to the newsgroup(s), 
the postings are short (less than 100 lines) and relevant (no
sales-speak).

-- 
Ken Bibb                "And something is cracking, I don't know where
kbibb@qualcomm.com	 Ice on the sidewalk, Brittle branches in the air"
jester@crash.cts.com    	--"Cracking", Suzanne Vega

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