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[OXYGENSHELL INC]

 

 

 

To whom it may concern,

*I'm not trying to get you to buy anything!*

Hello, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is James Thomas, and I'm currently the President and CEO of Oxygenshell, Inc. (

<http://www.oxygenshell.com/>). Throughout my entire life, I've had a keen interest in technology. Fulfilling my childhood dream, I graduated from Harvard University this year, majoring in the field of Computer Science. As a result of my education at Harvard University, I acquired the knowledge that is required to effectively, and efficiently, develop and manage both the technical and business aspects of an e-commerce company. Throughout the past year, I've successfully developed and profitably sustained Oxygenshell, Inc., which is an Internet Presence Provider, that provides both personal, and business services ranging from web hosting to web site to development, to e-commerce solutions.

The primary aspect which has led to my company's success are the marketing strategies which we have utilized. One of our key marketing arenas is a network called Internet Relay Chat (IRC), through a network called "EFNet" (Eris Free Network). Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a real-time conversational system. It is similar to the talk command which is available on many machines on the Internet The IRC protocol has been designed over a number of years for use with text based conferences. It has been developed on systems using the TCP/IP network protocol, although there is no requirement that this remain the only realm in which it operates. Through the use of the client-server model, IRC is well-suited to running on many machines in a distributed fashion, which allows for a wide spectrum of marketability.

IRC is an example of the communication systems in which both one-to-one and one-to-many, or as we studied in the class, mono casting and broadcasting models are implemented. A typical setup involves a single process (the server; known as the ircd) forming a central point for clients (users) to connect to, performing the required message delivery/multiplexing and other functions.

EFNet ("Eris Free Network"), which was the first, and remains the largest IRC network, originated at Berkeley University in August of 1990. EFNet is networked over much of North America and Europe. Topics of discussion on EFNet are extremely diverse. Technical and political discussions are popular, especially when world events are in progress. EFNet is also a way to expand your horizons, as people from many countries and cultures are on, 24 hours a day. Most conversations are in English, but there are always channels in German, Japanese, Finnish, Russian and occasionally other languages.

Now, it comes time for me to inquire about your services, and how they can benefit both of us. I propose to set up an IRC server (ircd) that will link to the EFNet IRC network, which will be used as a marketing tool for both you and I. Throughout my 8 years of experience on IRC, I have set up, and successfully maintained numerous IRC servers on a variety of networks, both large and small. I'm interested in renting approximately 5Mbit of bandwidth from you per month, and if possible, renting a dedicated server from you as well (however, I can provide my own server, if necessary). This IRC server will run FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE, and will NOT run any other services other than SSHD and IRCD (ports 6667-7000), and not to mention, it will only occupy 1 IP address. This benefits you, because the server that the clients will be connecting to will be irc.<your-domain-name>.com. In the server MOTD (message of the day), which every user connecting to your server will see *every* time they connect, there will be an advertisement for your company, crediting you as a sponsor, and promoting your services. All that we ask for out of the deal is management of the server, and an advertisement for my company, Oxygenshell, Inc., in the MOTD as well. EFNet has an average of 67,000 users connected to it at any given time, with an average of approximately 500-1000 users per server at once. I can guarantee that your company will flourish with all of the new customers that you will obtain. This proposal will provide *both* of our companies with publicity and marketing; and don't forget, we're paying for it all. Thank you very much for your time, we hope that you'll consider our offer.

Sincerely yours,

James Thomas
President and CEO
Oxygenshell, Inc.