Re: UKNM: Yahoo - Does Anyone Have any Smelling Salts?

[Tim Ireland]

Tim Ireland noted with some surprise:


> Today I received an email from an actual Yahoo employee confirming the

> (pending) inclusion of a site I submitted a mere 7 days ago.

>

> It uses the words 'thank you' twice and the word 'please' an incredible

*5*

> times!

>

> I think I may faint....


Leslie Bunder was stunned as he said:


> nah....can't be true...how about posting a copy of what this elusive

e-mail

> everyone strives for looks like!

>

> But I remember getting something similar for a URL I submitted about three

> years ago!

>

> Leslie


Hmm, I can't see a copyright notice anywhere, and it really *must* be seen

to be believed, so here is the proof that you requested.


Full headers are available to the truly sceptical upon request.


;o)


Tim Ireland

www.designercity.com

www.another.com

www.buymybook.co.uk


----- Original Message -----

From: <

cathrynyahoo-inc [dot] com

>

To: "Tim Ireland" <

timdesignercity [dot] com

>

Sent: 30 August 2000 13:51

Subject: Yahoo! UK/Ireland Listing



> Hi,

>

> The URL you submitted

>

>      <url:http://www.cotswoldco.com/>

>

> has been added to both Yahoo! and Yahoo! UK & Ireland.

> It will appear after our next update, which will probably

> occur in the next several days. You can find your entry at

> that timeby looking through the "What's New" listings

> (located at http://uk.dir.yahoo.com/new/) or by searching

> for the name of the site. In order to keep both Web

> directories accurate, please let us know of changes to

> your listing in the future.

>

> Please note: you may see your site listed in our directory

> before it appears in our searchable database.  Further, it

> has come to our attention that various organisations have

> been sending unsolicited messages to new sites that appear

> in our listings.  We're sorry if you're inconvenienced by

> messages of this kind; Yahoo! does not condone these

> messages in any way nor do we divulge any contact

> information for the sites we list.

>

> Thank you for taking the time to submit your site. If your

> company is interested in finding out how to promote your

> site on Yahoo!, please send email to

>

advertiseyahoo-inc [dot] com. Or, if you would like to focus

> your advertising on Yahoo! UK & Ireland, please contact

>

us at advertiseuk [dot] yahoo-inc [dot] com.

>

> If you haven't already done so, and you'd like to return

> the favour and put Yahoo! UK & Ireland on your own site,

> please see http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/linktoy/ for detailed

> instructions.

>

> Thanks again,

>

> The Yahoo! Team

>



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