From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Aug 14 15:14:35 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA17039 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 15:14:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from oak.alpine.net (oak.alpine.net [208.138.51.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA17029 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 15:14:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rh@localhost) by oak.alpine.net (8.8.5/8.8.3) id PAA15272; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 15:16:25 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 15:16:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Richard Hodges To: dennis cc: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Multi-homed - Load Balancing - No Single Point of Failure In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970814171131.00e79ac0@etinc.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, dennis wrote: > >> If you're talking to ET, it IS up there, so perhaps we're on a different > >> wavelength. > > > >I would love to read your product manuals and configuration guides. > >(That is really what I am asking for.) What are the URLs? > > Uh...try clicking on the "manuals" section. I forget what color it is. D'oohh! Ok, I see it. > >If I knew your products were better than my other options, I would be > >willing to pay more. Since I do not know that, my "experimental" > >budget is smaller. > > another personal problem.... It is not my problem. Your manners are *FUCKING RUDE*. Maybe that is the problem. > >> The price is *approproiate*. > > > >You have not demonstrated your products' full value (yet) TO ME... > > I can never convice you with words, and Im not giving one to you for free, > so you're stuck with Ascend. Your manual pages may have convinced me. Your words tell me that you are a rude son-of-a-bitch. > >If the customer is not saying "yes", then you must educate your customer > >until he understands why the product is worth what you are asking. > If it works it is worth is, if it doesnt then it isnt worth anything. Like > someone said, > we've been over it many times before...the arguments are constant. It doesn't make a damn bit of difference if it works or not until you have convinced your customers that it works. -Richard -------------------------------------------- Richard Hodges | (702) 888-3000 Alpine Internet | 400 Fairview Drive rh@alpine.net | Carson City, NV 89701 member, ISP/C