Re: Search 400

I got it also.  Not complaining because I am interested in the topic, but I
think you may be right about harvesting email addresses.  Although I am
also registered on the Search/400 site.  Are you?

At 11:06 PM 2/3/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I got the same email, I wonder if they are picking email address from this
>mailing list server?
>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: eric <eric@norcov.com>
>To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com' <midrange-l@midrange.com>
>Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 8:32 PM
>Subject: Search 400
>
>
>>I thought that this may be of some interest to the group.  I just received
>this.
>>
>>
>>To: Me
>>cc:
>>Subject: Why doesn't Search400.com run on an AS/400?
>>
>>
>>
>>My name is Don Hawk, and I'm the founder of Search400.  A number of people
>have
>>emailed us, asking why Search400 isn't powered by an AS/400.  It's a
>legitimate question,
>>and I'd like to respond to it. Our original idea was to run the service on
>an AS/400, and
>>we still intend to do so.  Let me tell you why we're not there yet.
>>
>>We launched Search400 because we had the same problem that all of you have:
>we had
>>a tough time finding quality AS/400-specific information on the Web.  It
>was spread out
>>among tons of different web sites, and the major search engines weren't
>much help at
>>separating the good stuff from the junk.
>>
>>Our solution to that problem has grown into something much larger than we
>originally
>>anticipated.  Today, we're the fastest growing AS/400 web site in the
>industry, and the
>>portal site of choice for thousands of users.  But when we started last
>year, we had no
>>idea of what to expect.  We set off on a shoestring budget, trying to build
>the best
>>possible site at the least expense, and working with a Web development
>partner that
>>I knew and trusted in order to bring this product to market as quickly as
>possible.
>>
>>I didn't launch the site on an AS/400 because it would have taken us twice
>as much time
>>to get it to market, and frankly, we didn't realize that we'd grow as
>quickly as we have.
>>A more immediate concern is the fact that the software packages that we've
>integrated
>>to bring you the search, chat, and database functionality you've come to
>expect from
>>Search400 (including industry standards like IChat and AltaVista Search,
>plus a proprietary
>>middleware tool we use to manage the content) don't yet run natively on an
>AS/400.
>>
>>Does this mean we're not committed to the AS/400 platform?  Absolutely not.
>We've spent
>>a lot of time considering how and when we can port this product to an
>AS/400.  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
>>it.  We have an AS/400 already lined up and ready to go.  Believe me, we
>would have
>>loved to have an AS/400, with its 99.9% uptime, during our ill-fated chat
>event on Tuesday.
>>
>>Thanks for your feedback on this subject.  Feel free to continue to let me
>know your
>>thoughts or ideas on this or other Search400 issues, at
>donh@the400group.com.  Thanks
>>for your interest, and your continued use of Search400.
>>
>>
>>
>>Eric Kempter
>>CommAir Mechanical Services, Inc.
>>
>>
>
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Carl Nelson
NEI Communications, Inc.
Tel: 508-651-3100
Fax: 508-651-4978
Email: cgn@neicommunications.com
192 Worcester Road
Natick, MA 01760
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