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by Anonymous User on Wed Jun 09, 2004 at 11:48:00 PM PDT

The New York Times instituted automatic renewals for thier news tracker service. The service e-mails you when articles match custom searches you set up, and also go back 90 days in the archives.

When I signed up a year ago (when it bacame a paid service) I don't recall seeing any mention of this. I'm pretty sure I never got an announcement of it. They do get some credit: it is mentioned on your account info page with the expiration date. And they sent an e-mail a week before expiration that I would be automatically renewed unless I cancelled. (Since the credit card they had was no longer valid I let it lapse.)

But whenever I buy something online that seems like a subscription I use a one time number. Alas, American Express has discontinued thiers. All the more business for my citibank card. (Which lets you limit the amount charged also - handy.)



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