From: Martin Danerud <emwda <at> EMW <dot> ERICSSON <dot> SE>
Date: 9 feb 1996
Subject: How to promote ISS

Dear shogi friends,

I have an idea about how to promote the Internet Shogi Server, ISS, in
Japan. I discussed this idea yesterday at ISS with Mr Yuji Noguchi from
Toyama Prefecture. The idea is to advertise information about ISS at the
shogi clubs and shogi centres in Japan.
The advertisement should include the following information:
You can find ISS at "telnet://igs.nuri.net:4444".
You can login as "guest" the first time.
You can find information with the help commands, like "help register",
"help shogi" and so on.
You can find information about possible opponents by using "who" and
"last".
Another way is of course to introduce these things by talking to your
shogi friends.
Mr Noguchi will start spreading this information in Toyama Prefecture. I
think it is a good idea for Japanese people as well as western people
who stay in Japan at the moment to do the same thing in your area, among
your friends and at your clubs and centres. Maybe there are also
possibilities to advertise in shogi papers and magazines?
The largest number of potential players at ISS are living in Japan. Even
if only people with access to computers and a certain knowledge of
English have the possibility to play at ISS, there will still be a lot
of people. This will also help to promote shogi outside Japan, since a
crowded Internet Shogi Server with several games being played all the
time and short waiting times for an opponent, will give possibilities
for everyone to play, even if the nearest human opponent lives thousands
of kilometres away.
See you all at ISS!

                                        Sincerely yours,

                                        Dr Martin Danerud