RE: Search 400 -- MIDRANGE-L

I don't know how they would harvest, because I didn't get a message.  So, not 
everyone on this list was hit.

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From:   Carl Galgano[SMTP:cgalgano@ediconsulting.com]
Reply To:       MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Sent:   Thursday, February 04, 1999 10:59 AM
To:     MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject:        Re: Search 400

<<File: Carl J. Galgano.vcf>>
Nope, not me.  BTW, is this the Carl Nelson that I know?
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: carl nelson <cgn@neicommunications.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Thursday, February 04, 1999 10:39 AM
Subject: 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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