Re: Earlier post on Search400

So far for the 'shoot at the piano player' section
Now, about the real issue, what about the content of their post ?

At the moment I'm trying to convince our staff  for using the AS400 as
web-server (since we do have 20 AS400s installed all ove the country),
opposite to external consultants who are trying to sell Windows NT.

Yes, again, the same old "AS400 is best of all" discussion.

We could keep telling ourselfs -as always- we are the best in the best of
all worlds, and we could repeat it as many times untill we would ever
believe it, sorry but can this still work ?

If AS400 people themself say they can't use the AS400 because development
takes too long
(allthough they are used to work with it, I suppose).

Wonderfull to tell the machine would be 99,9% up,...  only, ... if one would
be able to put it up ... .

Quote: "We've approached IBM for help, without much success.  Nonetheless,
as soon as the
software compatibility issues are worked out and it's feasible for us to
make this move, we'll do ..."

No compatibility , No knowledge at IBM ... no wonder they don't mention a
time-frame .


As I could imagine, the Midrange archive search tool was made out of ... the
disgusting M$ Index server - not Netquestion or anything that would be used
on AS400.
One thing that is important on Web application (IMHO) is indexing and
search-tools, to get the maximum of all kinds of information.


Also, the Midrange monthly itself (dec.98 issue) favors the (... yes M$- !
...) Active Server Pages for web applications ...

Not to mention the 'competitive price' the AS400 offers (see Domino issue)
versus other systems.
What arguments can I still use for an AS400 solution?

I think I'm stuck with my back against the wall...
and  have to give up ...

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Carl Galgano <cgalgano@ediconsulting.com>
Aan: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Datum: jeudi 4 février 1999 23:05
Onderwerp: Re: Earlier post on Search400


>Don:
>Sorry to start things up, I did not know about your relationship with the
>400 Group.  I have attended a seminar and that is how you have my email
>address.  Sorry to insinuate otherwise.
>Regards,
>Carl
>Carl Galgano
>EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
>540 Powder Springs Street
>Suite C19
>Marietta, GA  30064
>770-422-2995
>mailto: cgalgano@ediconsulting.com
>http://www.ediconsulting.com
>EDI, Communications and AS400 Technical Consulting
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Hawk <donh@the400group.com>
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 12:36 PM
>Subject: Earlier post on Search400
>
>
>>One of my colleagues passed along this morning's post from a midrange-l
>>member wondering whether we might be "farming" email addresses from this
>>list.  Before any nasty rumors get started, let me definitively lay this
>>issue to rest.  Under no circumstances would Search400 spam this or any
>>other mailing list.  Our database of email addresses consists entirely of
>>registered Search400 users and people with a current or past business
>>relationship of The 400 Group, including subscribers to our publication
>>(Insider Weekly, Inside V4, Roger Pence's AS/400 Letter, I/S Analyzer, and
>>Experts Journal), attendees of our seminars and conferences, buyers of our
>>Interactive Learning Courseware, and others who have given their email
>>address to us on a voluntary basis.  If members of this list received my
>>message, it has nothing to do with your membership here on midrange-l.  If
>>you are receiving email from us that you do not wish to receive, simply
>>respond to the next message you receive from us with a note to that
effect,
>>and we will immediately remove you from our list.
>>
>>Email is an important, perhaps the most important, way in which we
>>communicate with the AS/400 community.  We wouldn't do anything to
>>jeapordize that means of communication.
>>
>>Please feel free to contact me at donh@the400group.com with any comments
>>you might have on this issue, or on my email from yesterday that was
posted
>>to the list this morning.  Thanks!
>>
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>>Don Hawk
>>Director New Media Products
>>The 400 Group                 Phone:(781)320-8909x205
>>P.O. Box 9105                 Fax:      (781)320-9466
>>990 Washington St., Suite 308 E-Mail: mailto:donh@the400group.com
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