I must agree with Chuck re William's whimsical posts.
They demonstrate incredible sense of humor and perception, and I personally
get a real chuckle out of them.
As far as William's general posts, they are often of incredible value, and
many have saved me many hours of research. Keep 'em coming William.
>From: Chuck Boucos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Chuck Boucos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:59:57 -0500
>
>William...
>
>I, for one, got a kick out of your obvious tongue-in-cheek reply to the
>WalMart mail, poking good-natured fun at the fact that the original e-mail
>referred to WalMart Customers rather than WalMart Suppliers.
>
>However, it's unfortunate that EDI and a sense of humor are apparently
>mutually exclusive, at least as demonstrated by the replies.
>
>There are plenty of emails that go back and forth on this thing which treat
>serious topics in a serious manner. Throwing a little humor into the pot
>only makes the broth a little richer. Keep on tossing it in, amigo.
>
>
>Chuck Boucos
>Willow Farm Solutions
>http://www.willowfarmsolutions.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Electronic Data Interchange Issues [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
>Behalf Of Paul Jandron
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:46 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
>
>To All:
> I am not sure who is in charge of this list but I thought it
>was
>for help with EDI/XML questions.I really do not care if someone does not
>want to buy their "Batman Band-Aids or tub of Crest from Wal-Mart" anymore
>because they want you upgrade to X.12 004030. The question was "Is there a
>website that shows [Wal-Mart's] requirements for prospective customers?" If
>you cannot help them then do not reply.
>
>Thanks
>
>Paul Jandron
>Squid Technologies, Inc.
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>www.squidtech.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "William J. Kammerer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:58 AM
>Subject: Re: Walmart shipping information
>
>
> > Chris LaPlaca asked "Is there a website that shows [Wal-Mart's]
> > requirements for prospective customers?"
> >
> > Joe Reinhardt told Chris that "New customers need X12 Version 4030."
> >
> > I never paid much attention to the vast quantity of messages in the last
> > couple of months regarding Wal-Mart, except to surmise that either (1)
> > Wal-Mart could work on its communication with suppliers, (2) its
> > suppliers don't pay attention, or (3) Wal-Mart is engaged in some
> > perverse "survival of the fittest" experiment to weed out suppliers. In
> > any event, none of this was any of my business. I figure Wal-Mart is
> > perfectly entitled to throw its weight around as an 800-lb. EDI gorilla,
> > making as many demands on suppliers as it can get away with.
> >
> > But now that Wal-Mart CUSTOMERS have to use X12 Version 4030, I'm going
> > to have to put my foot down! I'm a CUSTOMER, and under no circumstances
> > am I going to go to the hassle of using X12 just so I can buy some
> > tattoo band-aids, shampoo, or batteries. Enough is enough!
> >
> > Now, if Wal-Mart had just mandated XML, that might be another thing
> > altogether...
> >
> > William J. Kammerer
> > FORESIGHT Corp.
> > 4950 Blazer Pkwy.
> > Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305
> > +1 614 791-1600
> >
> > Visit FORESIGHT Corp. at http://www.foresightcorp.com/
> > "accelerating time-to-trade"
> >
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