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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 32 - February 17, 2001 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That
1) Mystery Mail from Dough Heads
By Ina Steiner
Here's a fun rant from an auction seller fed up with receiving cash or money orders with no reference to the auction item and no return address. Don't forget to include all your information when sending payment to the seller!
http://www.kelseyville.com/store/mystery.htm
2) From the Archives: Postage Scales
By Ina Steiner
You may find this story from last year useful. It discusses postage scales (mechanical versus digital, accuracy, etc.): http://www.auctionbytes.com/Email_Newsletter/8/8.html#scales.
3) 'Shields Up,' Scotty!
By Ina Steiner
For those of you who do a lot of Net surfing, "Shields Up" is a pretty cool site that let's you determine how secure your connection is. By clicking on one the buttons near the bottom of the page, you can check to see how vulnerable your computer is to a hacker attack. This is especially important for people on a network or using cable connections.
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
4) African Art Makes Its Way Across the Atlantic
By Ina Steiner
"The Chelsea Mini-Storage, a grimy, seven-story brick building with a loading dock at 615 West 27th Street, may well be the nation's largest transit point for wholesale African art." So begins this New York Times article about art and artifacts imported from Africa by American and African dealers. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/17/arts/17AFRI.html
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