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To: BGR who wrote (60013)	6/2/1999 3:27:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

yep! And this is consistent with my shorting record so I wear the badge with pride now. Actually yesterday I picked up some long dclk and was worried about it so I shorted rnwk as a kind of hedge. I didn't cover until it looked like I was going into the red. I think I'll short some more stuff soon though for real, I think there are more shorts than longs in the inets (just the junk though). Let me put it this way... if Dr.Koop.com is valued at more than say, 5 billion - its a short! <gg>

To: BGR who wrote (60013)	6/2/1999 3:30:00 PM
From: Chung Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Hope AMZN close above 118 3/4 (last Friday's close), making Bearon's looking stupid over and over AGAIN. AMZN rtq 112 5/8 +6 13/16

To: BGR who wrote (60013)	6/2/1999 3:32:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

S&P affirms America Online <AOL.N> ratings ( PRESS RELEASE PROVIDED BY STANDARD & POOR'S ) NEW YORK, June 2 - Standard & Poor's today assigned its preliminary double-'B'-plus/double-'B'-minus/single-'B'-plus rating to America Online Inc.'s $4.5 billion universal shelf registration. In addition, Standard & Poor's also affirmed its outstanding ratings on AOL. (See list below.) The outlook is stable. The ratings reflect the Dulles, Va.-based company's strong position in the evolving Internet environment, which offsets its currently robust financial profile. The company has a substantial, growing recurring revenue base from its on-line services, which at $3 billion is nearly 10 times larger than its nearest competitor. AOL earns about 20% of its revenues from higher margin nonsubscription revenue sources, including advertising and electronic commerce. Still, the company must deal with the challenges of managing rapid growth and a broad array of strategic initiatives in a rapidly changing, competitive Internet services environment. Furthermore, AOL faces the prospect of competition from cable television-based access, which could weaken the company's market position if open access is not granted. The company must also integrate Netscape's business-oriented operations. Proceeds from the new filing plus $450 million unsold securities from a previous shelf registration will be used for general corporate purposes including working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and the repayment of outstanding debt. OUTLOOK: STABLE AOL's ratings are constrained by the challenges posed by competing access technologies and a short record of consistent operating performance in the dynamic and evolving Internet access market. The rating is supported by the recurring subscription revenue stream and its leading market position, Standard & Poor's said. -- CreditWire OUTSTANDING RATINGS AFFIRMED Rating Corporate credit rating BB+ Subordinated debt BB- Bank loan BB+ REUTERS Rtr 11:47 06-02-99