My thoughts exactly, Dan. Thank you. I do apologize to the group, but it was a last resort and I'll happily tell you who I am and who I work for offline. We just hadn't gotten anywhere with other routes, and had hoped to tap the groups infinite knowledge.
<kissup> Not only has the group gotten me interested in Softshare products (I know, it's the best - blah blah), it has been a huge asset to me and my organization. I have really enjoyed the group through the years - and hope to continue to do so. </kissup> Besides, all of us can appreciate that "EDI" isn't mainstream corporate terminology yet, particularly for a receptionist. However -- one day -- <dramitic pause> -- It will take over the world! muhaa!!! Shawn On 1/31/06, Dan Mehlhorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michael, > > There are time where phone book and directory assistance do fail > you. > > I have had to find a new contact because when the old contact moved > on, the > new person did not send the information to me. Some times it was the new > person was not a computer person and EDI was something they only did when > they had to. Another reason was we bought a company and their contacts > were > out of date. The trading partner had moved the EDI function to another > division and did not notify any of the trading partners because there were > no problems. > > Now, there have been times where you want a contact because the > trading > partner in question has such a bureaucracy that you need James Bond to > find > the correct person. I've called places where the phone operators don't > even > know what Data Processing, IT, or even where the computer room is. > > I'm sure there are a few more legitimate reasons that people would > be using > the EDI-L lifeline. > > Dan Mehlhorn > System Programmer/EDI Administrator > Crescent Electric Supply Co. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Mattias > > > I have a personal bug (& probably some legal issues too) about giving > > out previous clients contact info to an anonymous freebie email > > address. EDI/eCommerce is collaborative, and someone should be willing > > to give more info including why you are looking for the contact, what > > your company and contact info is. > > I have a longstanding gripe about the general volume of questions we see > on > EDI-L requesting "EDI Contact Info for <company>." > > Seems to me... > > .. if you are a partner looking to implement EDI with <company>, you have > no > need to ask here, because surely "partners" exchange > contact information with each other. > > .. if you are a vendor looking to sell something to <company>, it is YOUR > job to develop your own 'marketing contact list.' > > In either case, however, once upon a time in Ye Olden Days we some tools > we > used... maybe one or both are still around. Those tools > were "the phone book" and "directory assistance." > > Michael Mattias > Tal Systems Inc. > Racine WI USA > > > > . > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L > > > > ------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > - Visit your group "EDI-L <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L>" on > the web. > > - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > > ------------------------------ > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
