> I find it strange that the author would not publish the paper on his website but would submit it to random people that ask for it on email. I don't know whet

> I find it strange that the author would not publish the paper on his website but would submit it to random people that ask for it on email. I don't know whether he will submit it to random people who ask for it. But he will probably be able to answer whether a non-abstract version exists. :-)