It has been published by Alan Hersh, out of Thousand Oaks, Calif., since 1996. There is also an attendant Web site, where you can check out archived reviews.

One caveat: Don't be disappointed if recent editions of the newsletter are not yet posted on the Web site. I contacted Hersh about that before composing this review because, when I visited in early April, the archive only went up to September, 1998. Hersh got back to me and explained that he is a disabled editor and, thus, has not been able to update the Web site as frequently as he would like.

So don't let that deter you. The newsletter is still alive and kicking. In fact, once you see the number of sites Hersh manages to review, or feature press releases from, EVERY THREE DAYS you will realize that there are more than enough URLs to keep you surfing for quite some time. On average, Hersh lists approximately 15 to 20 new Web sites per edition. These entries are either his own reviews or press releases from the new sites themselves.

There are also a number of ads in each edition for Web site promotional services, other newsletters, software, etc. The content runs about 60 percent site descriptions to 40 percent advertising.

Here's a sample of part of a release from the April 6, 1999 edition:

"Opera Software and Troll Tech Agree to Make Opera, the Popular Web Browser, Available on the Successful Linux Platform

"Oslo, Norway -- March 4, 1999 (INB) -- Troll Tech AS, producer of the Qt cross platform application framework and Opera Software AS, producer of Opera, today announced a cooperative development effort to make Opera available on the increasingly popular Linux platform. This initiative between the two companies, Opera Software AS and Troll Tech AS, is taken to secure a rapid offering of the Opera Web Browser on the Linux platform.

"The first prototype will be showcased this week at the Linux World Expo in San Jose. The Linux version of Opera is based on Qt, Troll Tech's widely used cross-platform application framework. Troll Tech started the porting of the user interface and the general framework three weeks ago, and has already produced a working prototype. The development team consisted of seven Troll Tech engineers who ported the browser to Linux by replacing the source code that uses Windows with source code that uses Qt. The core browser functionality will now be ported to Linux by engineers from Opera Software..."

If you need ideas of new places to surf, this newsletter will be exactly what you seek.