Bob Rickard wrote:
Randy, as one of "us" trying to move a step further into the world of
fishing, I personally wish you all the luck in the world. But never forget
this: To some here, you are now one of "them," and therefore anything you
say from now on is spamming, regardless what you say or give away.

There are legit ways to advertise your products even in a
non-commercial Usenet newsgroup. Basically it consists of
a 4-line .sig with your company affiliation and contact
info (usually a URL and email address). I don't know of
anyone who would complain about such advertisements.

Beyond that, yeah, people will complain. Yours truly
foremost among them. Blatant advertising here is counter-
productive anyway. What outfit would want to deliberately
p*** off potential customers ?

Here's the adverstising on Usenet "bible". Follow it and
you're home free (even SPAMming old geezers ;-).

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/adve.../how-to/part1/

--
Ken Fortenberry