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** Reply to message from Gerald <[email protected]> on Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:22:25 -0500 (EST) > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Jonathan M. Slivko wrote: > > <SNIP INTRO & SALES BLURB> > > > I look forward to talking to you soon. > > > Jonathan M. Slivko [email protected] > > Sales/Network Operations Invisible Hand Networks, Inc. > > I am currently doing a little of both sales/network admin at my company > which competes directly with Jonathan's in the NYC market. I have some ?s > about (network admins + sales people) for nanog folk: > > - As much as I sympathize with JS's desire to get his company name > and information out, is this kind of E-mail encouraged/discouraged on > NANOG? (AUP: "Blatant product marketing is unacceptable." Does this fit?) > > > > Would NANOG as a group agree (I know...you can laugh now.) that requests > made here for suggestions are more often looking for technical people that > have purchased from a company than a slightly biased sales pitch from the > company you work for? > > I'm not an anti-capitalist, but I do like to attempt to keep the SNR down > and if companies force sales hats to the networking staff this will become > much more prevalent. Jonathan this isn't intended to offend you either, so > I hope you don't take it that way. > Not that I'm any sort of PTB here (or pretty much anywhere), but I would prefer that sales pitches of the type referenced be taken off list. So if we're polling & trolling, that's my opinion. -- Jeff Shultz Loose nut behind the wheel.
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