Some readers have asked about the possibility of LEU subscriptions via direct AOL mailing. Such subscriptions would have the following advanatages: First, you wouldn't have to check the Hardware forum in the hope of finding the LEU. Second, you would receive the LEU about 3-8 days before AOL archives it. Third, you wouldn't have to mess around with the normal downloading procedures. On the minus side, the LEU is free, but AOL time isn't. That means that I would be paying for the cost of sending the LEU files.
One possibility is that LEU subscriptions via AOL could be provided at cost. The typical issue takes 5 minutes to send. Since there are 12 issues per year, a subscription would require one hour of online time, which is priced at $3.50. Hence, a one year AOL subscription to the LEU would be $3.50 and a six month subscription would be $1.75. Thus, a year of the LEU would cost roughly the same as a single issue of MacWorld.
Because of the AOL's Internet Gateway, sending hqx files is not a viable option at this point. Because of this, the LEU subscriptions would only be available to AOL users. At a later date a way might be found to send hqx files to internet accounts. The cost of such a subscription would depend on the cost of providing the service.
Please let me know what you think about a subscription service for the LEU. If enough people are interested, I will endeavor to make it a reality as soon as possible. However, please don't send any subscription requests now. If a subscription service is created, the LEU will continue to be distributed by the current means. In other words, you can acquire the LEU whether you directly subscribe or not.
