>In a message dated 7/9/02 5:41:08, afildes@netlink.com.au writes: > ><< As I have no wish to register my personal details with the NY Times > >so that I can get bombarded with irrelevant offers and items of > >little interest from a foreign news organisation, I have no idea what > >the hell this is all about. >> > >Andrew, > >I've had a cookie from the NYT residing on my hard drive for many years >(since 1997) and have never received any spam or special offers from them. >Relax, everyone isn't out to get you. >Cheers, >Rich Mason I'm not that paranoid even though I know for sure that......but it's the first time I've been asked to register to read an article on-line. I HAVE to suspect their motives. AndrewF