From owner-freebsd-isp Thu Aug 14 16:36:05 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA21332 for isp-outgoing; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:36:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from etinc.com (et-gw-fr1.etinc.com [204.141.244.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA21313 for ; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:36:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ntws (ntws.etinc.com [204.141.95.142]) by etinc.com (8.8.3/8.6.9) with SMTP id TAA12147; Thu, 14 Aug 1997 19:47:29 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3.0.32.19970814193523.00e7b100@etinc.com> X-Sender: dennis@etinc.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32) Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 19:35:26 -0400 To: Richard Hodges From: dennis Subject: Re: Multi-homed - Load Balancing - No Single Point of Failure Cc: isp@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 03:16 PM 8/14/97 -0700, you wrote: >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. You sent this to the list? Who's rude? > >> >> 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. This is the quote of the year....whoever is in charge of noting such things! Dennis > >-Richard > >-------------------------------------------- >Richard Hodges | (702) 888-3000 >Alpine Internet | 400 Fairview Drive >rh@alpine.net | Carson City, NV 89701 >member, ISP/C > > > >