Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.4 $; site trsvax Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!trsvax!mikey From: mikey@trsvax Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Bytes auto renewal plan Message-ID: <70900036@trsvax> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 09:51:00 EDT Article-I.D.: trsvax.70900036 Posted: Fri Jun 28 09:51:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 07:31:57 EDT Lines: 18 Nf-ID: #N:trsvax:70900036:000:932 Nf-From: trsvax!mikey Jun 28 08:51:00 1985 A friend of mine used to subscribe to Byte. He let the subscription lapse about 3 or 4 years ago because his interest and the magazines coverage no longer overlapped. Anyway, about a week ago he got an invoice for $21.00 and an offer to increase his savings if he wanted a 2 or 3 year subscription instead of 1 year. As he says that there is no way he wanted to resubscribe to Byte again, he ignored the invoice, thinking that it was a re-subscription ploy. Well, yesterday he received the new issue of Byte. As far as he is concerned, it is not his. Could this be a ploy to increase subscriptions? Is Byte ****ing up with their old subscription list? Is it a mistake? OR, is it a attempt to increase readership? Anyone else have this happen? My friend is going to delay his response to Byte until he hears if this is widespread or an isolated incident, then he'll decide what kind of letter to write. mikey at trsvax