RE: New issue - Midrange News

Thanks for the support, Michael.

Ira Chandler
Curbstone Corporation
"Whoever said there is no such thing as BAD press?"




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Subject: RE: New issue - Midrange News


I just want to mention that I think Bill at iTera and Ira at Curbstone
and Mick at Asymex are doing the right thing by raising heck with
midrange news. I'm happy to support vendors that are part of the
community.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: New issue - Midrange News
> From: "Bill Rice" <bill.rice@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, August 23, 2005 1:41 pm
> To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Ira Chandler at Curbstone asked me to post the following message on his
> behalf. He wasn't able to post it himself as the server was rejecting his
> email address (anyone know a fix for this?)
> 
> Bill Rice
> iTera, Inc.
> 
> - - - - - - -
> Curbstone made a mistake.  Our "Marketing" guy did not have the benefit of
> the "Techie" guy who knew better.  We all NOW understand what
> MidrangeNews.net is all about, and want NOTHING to do with them.  We have
> demanded that they pull our banner today, and posted disclaimers on our
web
> site.  If they do not, we will take whatever steps are required to have it
> removed.
> 
> We apologize for not doing our "due diligence" before agreeing to a deal
> that was too good to be true.  In our defense, our business has more than
> doubled from last year, and we are growing, and running fast to keep up.
> Just got our "Advanced" Business Partner Status and Curbstone Card was
> determined "Server Proven."  We sell and support what I believe to be the
> only true *NATIVE* AS/400 Credit Card software!
> 
> Many of you have worked with me over the last 15 years and know that I
have
> done nothing but focus more deeply on the AS/400.  In fact, three years
ago,
> I left my old company and formed Curbstone because of my dissatisfaction
> with their direction AWAY from dedicated support for the AS/400.
> 
> We apologize.
> 
> Thanks for your understanding!
> 
> Ira Chandler
> Chief Technology Officer
> (NOT MARKETING)
> Curbstone Corporation
> 
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