Magellan’s Online Review of the Messier Pages
Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 10:31:30 -0700
From: McKinley Review <[email protected]>
Subject: Your site awarded 4 stars by Magellan
Greetings WebMaster! Our records show that you are the contact person for
Messier Catalog
Your Internet site has been reviewed and rated by The McKinley Group’s
online editorial team. Our professional writing staff has determined that
your site has excelled in each of our criteria for evaluating web sites,
namely “Depth of Content,” “Ease of Exploration,” and “Net Appeal.” More
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Therefore, we are delighted to designate your resource as a “4-Star” site.
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