[The following is a verbatim transcript of a recent exchange between a LinuxWorld Magazine subscriber and the magazine's customer services department.]

From: SYS-CON Customer Service
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:24 AM
Cc: webmaster@ddj.com
Subject: Re: July Linux World issue
Thanks you are welcome Nicole :-)

At 01:19 PM 8/16/2004, you wrote:

Thanks for your help!  I will watch for the July issue, and kiss Dr. Dobbs good-bye

From: SYS-CON Customer Service
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:36 PM

Cc: webmaster@ddj.com

Subject: Re: July Linux World issue

Nicole we will get you another copy of the July issue today in the mail...

At 12:16 PM 8/16/2004, you wrote:

Two things...I have gotten my August issue but I never got the July issue.  Can you please send me one?

Also, y'all signed me up for Dr. Dobbs magazine...

I wonder why they would do that, it's a different publisher, we don't publish Dr. Dobbs

I started subscribing to Linux World magazine at a time when you were running a promo offering a second magazine for free - and I didn't select another one because none of the others were of interest to me - they were mostly for programmers and developers, IIRC, and I am neither - in fact, I don't even work for a Linux organization, we're a Microsoft house. I'm simply a Linux user at home. We don't even have anyone here I can pass Dr. Dobbs on to. 

We will see if we can find a contact info for you to stop receiving Dr. Dobbs

Could you please stop subscribing me to that?  I promise not to complain I was ripped off.  ;)  No need to destroy more trees for me!

Here is who they are: http://www.ddj.com/sub/

Thanks.

You are very welcome

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