You can't always tell. But the words "click.cgi?id=32" made me
suspicious that someone was counting clicks coming from a specific
id.... I didn't know it'd take me to amazon - I tried it. I'm sure there
are ways of hiding this so I wouldn't be suspicious another time. If you
click on somenthing an find it to be spam, one way to fight it is to
disseminate the info - as I am doing - so others won't click and it will
then be less profitable to spam these groups....

Colleen wrote:
> I hadn't clicked the URL but thanks for the heads up. How do you tell it
> was that type of link. I'd like to be aware of it in other ng's I post to.
> c
>
> "sam" > wrote in message ...
>
>>Cmon all:
>>
>>Every time a message with a recipe from the book in quetsion is posted,
>>a link appears which takes you to amazon.com's page about the book. The
>>path to the page indicates a referral via tcgmagazine.com which then
>>presumably gets credited by amazon in some form for directing an inquiry
>>to them.
>>
>>What could one's motivation be in posting these?
>>
>>sam
>>
>>Priscilla Ballou wrote:
>>
>>>In article k.net>,
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>QUESADILLAS: Complete lunch with a nice salad with shrimp or chicken
>>>>such as a Caesar.
>>>>Only 14 CARBS.
>>>>
>>>>Yield: 8 servings
>>>>Source: "Forbidden Foods Diabetic Cooking" by Maggie Powers
>>>>Book info: http://tgcmagazine.com/spam/track/click.cgi?id=42
>>>>
>>>>INGREDIENTS
>>>>
>>>>- 1 cup shredded Mexican Chihuahua, Monterey Jack,
>>>> Pepper Jack, or brick cheese
>>>>- 1 green onion, minced
>>>>- 1-3 tablespoons canned chopped green chilies (to taste)
>>>>- 4 8-inch flour tortillas
>>>>- Chunky salsa, for topping or dip
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Let's see. Each serving will include 1/2 of one 8-inch tortilla, 1/8
>>>cup cheese, 1/8 of a scallion, and less than 1 teaspoon chilies.
>>>
>>>That's maybe three bites of appetizer -- at almost 5 grams of carb per
>>>bite. What's for the entree? It better not have too many carbs in it.
>>>
>>>Priscilla
>>>
>>>
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