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- Hi Folks,
-
- I try not to clutter up the list with things like this, but perhaps by
- doing this once, people will see the error presented here and won't
- ever do it themselves if and when it's time to order Executor via FAX.
- If you do not know anyone from Germany who recently ordered a license
- for Executor/Linux, feel free to read no further.
-
- Yesterday I received a FAX that has these words electronically
- produced by the transmitting FAX machine. At the top is:
-
- 26-07-1995 09:22 ALPHA 2005 GMBH BAUTZEN +49 3591 390007
-
- at the bottom right is:
-
- GESAMT S.01
-
- In the middle of the paper is a handwritten note that says:
-
- Hello Clifford,
-
- Since our institute does not have a Credit card
- (neither do I), I was allowed to use the card
- of a friend. Please charge for one license
- of Executor/Linux at the price of $49.
-
- xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx
- 06-96
-
- Juergen G?????
-
- You can send the key either to his fax
- (which I'm allowed to use as well) or to our
- institute (+49 3591 497214), whatever is quicker.
-
- Best Regards
-
- Ed?w?d
-
- ============================================================
-
- Now I've deliberately changed the credit card numbers to "x"s for
- obvious reasons, but I honestly can't read the Juergen's last name,
- nor do I know the author's name, although "Edward" may be it. I can't
- get our FAX modem to connect to either the FAX number in the body or
- the one at the top of the FAX. I don't know what institute our friend
- is talking about, and I don't speak German, so calling those numbers
- and hoping to speak to a person isn't yet practical.
-
- I'm hoping that the person who sent this FAX is on this list. If not,
- I'll have to figure out what town in Germany is 3591 (or maybe 359, or
- 35, or 3). Or perhaps someone knows what "ALPHA 2005 GMBH BAUTZEN"
- is.
-
- Thanks for any help you can provide me. If you're thinking about
- sending us a FAX, please think very hard about the possibility of
- sending it via a FAX modem, or if that is impossible, about the
- possibility of printing the letter rather than writing it by hand, and
- *of course* put enough information to uniquely identify yourself --
- I've checked my recent e-mail, but I get so much e-mail that I could
- be overlooking someone.
-
- Thanks.
-
- --Cliff
- ctm@ardi.com
-
-