I filled out a "book wanted" form; the site promised to keep looking for up to six months.

The site promises that the women will "romp for your enjoyment in their own dorm room."

Many sites promise not to disclose personal information without permission, though it is too early to know whether they keep their word.

While sites may promise to send money to a charity, it may never get there.

The site promises a check in a few weeks.

While the site promises the 1996 version will be on line soon, the 1995 tips should do well enough.

The site even promised to send "weekly e-mails, so you know what happened in your real life, should anyone ask."

The new site promises to take much of the frustration out of insurance shopping on the Web.

This site promises a 30-second live phone call from a celebrity for $19.95.

In central London, for instance, the site promised to list 150 hotels.