Re: watch your wallet!!! - nova hunt scam and rentascopes in general

advicegiven <newvariables@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:7eeec7ef-3902-4945-
9ceb-7009003f942b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

it. Rentascopes can be very expensive as they are an ongoing
expenditure, not a one off cost.

Actually, using a scope is cheaper than being mail-bombed by a
misconfigured mailing list, roaming on a data sat link, but that's another
story, and partly my fault :-)

Don't be fooled by people who write prolific blogs and massive home
webpages all about their science projects. Go straight to where their

Sound advice indeed. But I don't believe people are fooled. Newcomers could
be, yes, but anyone who has some sense of observation will quickly notice a
pattern...


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