Re: Windows for work groups 3.11 -Reply

[Dave Shaw <dshaw1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: Jerome Draper <jdraper@wco.com>


>John,
>
>Sorry to offend you.  In this world there are lots of solutions to problems
>and this list is one place where information can be shared openly.  I have
>never seen anyone become offended by the many posts related to problems
>solved or caused by CA/400.  CA/400 is promoted/defended just as or more
>strongly than alternate products like Synapse.  Everyone has their
>favorite.  I get that this list is a place to share that info so people can
>make their own choices.  Let the delete key be the decisionmaker.
>
>What is so special about CA/400 that you leave it unscathed and unflamed?
>I see lots of pro/con posts on that product.  For some it's a salvation and
>for others the bane of their connectivity existance.  But then again, I
>hear lots of gripes sitting here on the tech support hotline.  Hey, I'm
>curious.  Is it ok to post about CA/400 because it's IBM but not
>appropriate to champion alternatives like Synapse that (IMHO) do it better,
>faster, and cheaper?  Is this a version of The Truman Show here?  If so,
>I'm heading for the dock pronto.

I think what is happening is that everytime anyone here asks a question
about CA/400, you appear to jump in with a "switch to Synapse" commercial.
It's one thing to mention alternatives when someone is complaining about
CA/400, it's quite another to get a commercial in answer to a "how do I"
question.  I understand that you're excited about your product, but you have
to be careful here to sound like someone exchanging information, NOT like a
salesman or evangelist.  When I want religion, I go to church - or to see a
Reverend Billy C. Wirtz show.

P.S. - Reverend Wirtz is the founder of the Church of Polyester Worship and
Horizontal Teenage Throbbing Desire, and a marvelous musician, too. ;)

Dave Shaw, General Nutrition, Greenville, SC (just down the road from BMW -
Bubba Makes Wheels :)
The opinions expressed may not be my employer's unless I'm sufficiently
persuasive...


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