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To: Dr. Harvey who wrote (20901)	12/30/1998 2:30:00 PM
From: Devin V. McAllister	Respond to of 120523

(BSNS WIRE) Diplomat Announces Launch of Online Shopping with Catalog Ci Diplomat Announces Launch of Online Shopping with Catalog City Business Editors STONY POINT, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 1998--Diplomat Direct Marketing Corporation (NASDAQ: DIPL) (the "Company") announced today that it signed an agreement with Catalog City (http://www.catalogcity.com) to host online, fully interactive versions of its Lew Magram and Brownstone Studio catalogs. Catalog City has an agreement with Yahoo! Inc., a global Internet media company which provides millions of consumers with links to Catalog City's branded online stores, to include Lew Magram and Brownstone through the Yahoo! Shopping website (http://Shopping.Yahoo.com). Jonathan Rosenberg, President and CEO, said, "Online shopping is another important step forward in our aggressive e-commerce strategy. Our goal is to extend brand awareness of our Lew Magram and Brownstone Studio catalogs and provide consumers with even more opportunities to shop at their convenience. Catalog City was a logical choice for us, as it is one of the largest online catalog providers on the web. The agreement with Catalog City calls for the Lew Magram and Brownstone catalogs to debut by the end of January 1999. The above announcement follows the company's release dated October 27 that the company signed a letter of intent with Enterprise Productivity Systems (EPS), a Delaware corporation based in Napa, Calif., entering into an electronic commerce business relationship for the development of "Commerce Direct". The e-commerce medium will represent a syndication of fashion apparel catalogs, utilizing the next generation of interactive TV set top boxes. Disclaimer: This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, product and service demand and acceptance, changes in technology, economic conditions, the impact of competition and pricing, government regulation, and other risks defined in this document and in statements filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by, or on behalf of, the Company, are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements which may accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events of circumstances after the date hereof. --30--jd/ny* CONTACT: Diplomat Direct Marketing Corporation Jonathan Rosenberg, President and CEO 201-833-4450, ext. 3592 E-mail: diplcorp@aol Investor relations website: diplomatdirect.com KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: APPAREL/TEXTILES RETAIL INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com

To: Dr. Harvey who wrote (20901)	12/30/1998 2:40:00 PM
From: aliveinsf	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

Pump and Dump...when you guys get done touting this BBS, and people start buying at $2 or $3 because of the hype, you will be long gone...if you are in fact, pumping and dumping, which I believe to be the case

To: Dr. Harvey who wrote (20901)	12/30/1998 2:42:00 PM
From: Jenna	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

UPC..ROSE.. ASO..WM (best of show) the banking sector and earnings plays. I think it is about time we seriously consider the banking stocks, especially the mid cap regionals and midwest banks for earnings plays or even just as nice position trades and/or short term/intermediate holds. I picked up ROSE this morning after having it on yesterday's watch list. I also like UPC.. UPC Trades at a 25% Discount PE Multiple of 16.3 time earnings.. quarter four is estimated to be $0.80 vs. $0.05 the same quarter last year. It's beta is a comfortable .90 and its relative performance is at a very 37.. giving this one some room to grow. Tue Dec 29 UPC Union Planters Corp coverage initiated by Interstate/Johnson - Mon Nov 16 UPC Union Planters coverage initiated by Merrill Lynch - Briefing.com WM is the #1 ranked S&L.. and a long term hold. with a 34% growth rate it is highest in the banking sector. and a 38% growth rate estimated for the fourth quarter report. It ranks 1 in revenue, profit cash flow and assets. Here is a stock you can also hold and go on an extended vacation. ASO is another good bank with better than average growth rate (17%) and a very comfortable beta of .85. Sometimes it is best to come out of the storm and enjoy the comfort of a stock that doesn't need constant supervision lest it gets cut in half.