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To: john dodson who wrote (33915)	2/7/1998 8:41:00 PM
From: Matt Webster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

OT AOL Short* No, don't buy a deep out of the money call. Buy a slightly in the money call instead. If you buy an out of the money call, you could get stuck with the price above your shorting price and below your strike price. Sheesh. Also, I would wait until AOL breaks downward before you step in. You and everyone else in the world wants to short this stock. As soon as the dam breaks, we're going a long way down. No need to be the first on the train, only on the train. Matt

To: john dodson who wrote (33915)	2/7/1998 11:15:00 PM
From: sepku	Respond to of 61433

>>>This thing with Netscape could be the perfect catalyst for a huge downward move in AOL. That is of course, if AOL is STUPID enough to consider a purchase of NSCP. Why they would want to align themselves directly against MSFT is beyond me.<<< Am I missing something here? This is the first time I've heard of this. AOL is already aligned against MSFT...in the form of #1 AOL vs #2 MSN. But then again, AOL uses MSIE for its internet browser, not Netscape's browser... Style Pts.