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Re:An open discussion forum for ArXiv papers by xyst on Sunday September 08, 2024 @11:40AM (#41481042)
> Who sends emails to paper authors?

I do when the paper is not easily available or the publisher charges some outrageous fee (have seen $50 for a paper in the past).

Authors typically despise the publishers and are happy to share their work to anybody interested.

Re:An open discussion forum for ArXiv papers by azhenley on Sunday September 08, 2024 @11:43AM (#41481066)
For sure. That is why I keep the preprint PDFs on my website (along with my current email address).