Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 00:22:06 +0100
To: baumgj@rpi.edu
From: net_CALLBOY <hans@ubermorgen.com>
Subject: Fwd: WIRED News Voteauction.com followup questions Cc:
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hi james

could you send me some answers to the underneath questions, then i can answer mark...
dont have the details, but i will follow up on the development [have been 2 days in berlin, so thats why not reacheable]

ok, hope tech is working
let me know
hans_e


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Subject: WIRED News Voteauction.com followup questions Date: Fri, 1 Sep 00 15:41:09 -0400
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From: Mark Anderson <mkanders@javanet.com> To: <hans@ubermorgen.com>
cc: <sandra@ubermorgen.com>, <pr@voteauction.com> 

Hans et al--

I'm now working on my followup article on Voteauction.com for WIRED News and several followup questions (after our interview) have arisen that I would appreciate any answers you might be able to provide: 

* How many registrations and bids do you now have? How many new registrations have come in since Voteauction.com re-opened on 22 Aug? 

* How do you plan to verify that the voters who sign up with Voteauction.com will indeed vote for the candidate they've been paid to vote for?

* How many hits has your website had since opening on 22 Aug? Has the traffic increased or decreased since opening? 

* Are you aware of any other companies or individuals doing what you're doing in the "election industry"? That is, the website claims Voteauction.com is the "Election Industry Leader," but is this not in fact by default?


I'm going to be working on this story over the weekend and will be submitting it to WIRED News at the end of the day on Monday (east coast, u.s.). Any responses you might have to the above would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

Mark Anderson
WIRED News




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Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 00:24:45 +0100
To: James M Baumgartner <baumgj@rpi.edu> From: net_CALLBOY <hans@ubermorgen.com>
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Hans,

hi james
just quickly, i am on the way to go to bed.. phone no. +43 676 930 00 61
you missed an 0 so it didnt work,

yeah, lets get ourselves uptodate..
hear u tomorrow, i will mail you tomorrow latest tuesday..

give me also your phone, so i can also
call you..

hans_e


I haven't heard from you in a while and I wanted to see how things were going on the Austrian side. I also wanted to make sure we were answering questions the same way, sometimes I get confused with all of the different reporters. I've tried to call you a few times at 43-676-930-061 but I keep getting an error message. I didn't want to email the wired reporter because even though the email will say that it is from pr@voteauction.com, if he is sneaky, he can look up and see that the email originated from an ip address at RPI. And I am getting the idea that this guy is trying to "reveal" that voteauction.com is fake (like that will be a surprise to anyone.) So I'm a little concerned.

Give me a call or an email so we can discuss this. 

mob: 518-506-7725
office: 518-276-2160

James

