lenny@icus.islp.ny.us (Lenny Tropiano) (11/17/89)
Well things are going well here. I made the first *official* order
to receive 75 UNIX PC Reference Manuals yesterday (Wednesday, November 15th),
and it looks like I'll be able to fill all those and then some. If I do
go over the 75, I'll get some more, and there should be no problem
filling those orders as well -- if there is I'll let you know.
I've gotten quite a few mail messages that wanted to know how things are
with the purchase? Was my check received? When will they be shipped?
At this point I *cannot* keep up with the incoming mail, and reply to
everyone personally. So what I did (like any computer hacker would do)
was make a "computerized solution" to my problem. If you want to find out
your current status, with the UNIX PC Reference Manual deal, please
mail a small message to:
ref-order@icus.islp.ny.us
That contains the following syntax (note, this program doesn't handle
a lot of cases, it's pretty unforgiving in that respect. So if you want
to get reply, keep your letters in this form -- remember you are talking
to a computer program!)
PATH <a good path back to you... make sure at least one site is known>
LNAME <Last name, the search can be between 2 characters and your entire name>
ZIP <Zip code, must be at least 5 digits>
eg(s).
PATH lenny%icus.islp.ny.us@ames.arc.nasa.gov
LNAME Tropiano
ZIP 11706
--
PATH uunet!icus!lenny
LNAME Trop
ZIP 11706
...
What you will get in reply to this is:
*** UNIX PC Reference Manual Automatic Inquiry Server **
Name : Tropiano, Lenny
Address: PO Box 1
Islip Terrace, NY 11706
Payment: Chk#124 for $105.00
Status : Received Payment
Not Cashed
The status will change accordingly... to the current state of your order.
The last name isn't case-sensitive, mixing upper case and lower case will
still work. For validation, both a valid last name and zip code must
be used.
PATH uunet!ames.arc.nasa.gov!icus!lenny
LNAME Smith
ZIP 12345
*** UNIX PC Reference Manual Automatic Inquiry Server **
No order found for last name ("Smith")
and zip code ("12345")
If you are sure a order was placed, you waited enough time for US Mail to
arrive, and provided my data entry was accurate -- write me to double check
your missing order (lenny@icus.islp.ny.us).
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Hope this helps a bit! Checks will start to be cashed next week (unless
other instructions were given) and orders will start to ship probably at
the end of next week.
-Lenny
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