RE: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel

2007-10-27 Thread Sherry Ollins
o: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel On 10/26/07, Scott Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ snip ] > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: David Ulevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Often times when I get these (a

Re: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel

2007-10-27 Thread Martin Hannigan
On 10/26/07, Scott Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ snip ] > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: David Ulevitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Often times when I get these (and it's pretty often) I just take their > email address and add it to my list of people we send out RFQs to. [..and.. ] > Yo

Re: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel

2007-10-26 Thread Dave Pooser
> How often do people take the time to ask any given salescritter how they > came by contact info? I use tagged addresses (as you can see), and if a vendor contacts me at an address I use solely for mailing lists the conversation is going to be short, unpleasant and unprofitable-- but I can't rem

Re: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel

2007-10-26 Thread Tim Yocum
All, This thread has run its course. Let's move on, please, as it is not and never has been on topic. Thanks! - Tim

Re: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel

2007-10-26 Thread John Kinsella
On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 01:33:38PM -0700, Bill Nash wrote: > How often do people take the time to ask any given salescritter how they > came by contact info? I've done it, but if you've forced your way through my various filters and manage to get me on the phone and I ask you that, it's pretty m

Re: OT: Vendors Using NANOG for a Sales Channel

2007-10-26 Thread Bill Nash
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007, Scott Weeks wrote: > I would suggest that no one should buy from vendors who get email > addresses from NANOG or other technical mailing lists. It will only > encourage them to do it more and ruin the value of the mailing list in > question. > > You obviously haven't had