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- From: dlparker@dlpinc00.com (Dave Parker)
- Subject: Re: Clipper Forum Message 554967
- Message-ID: <DLqK9n.2x5@dlpinc00.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 12:05:46 GMT
- References: <4e2foo$77a@ixnews8.ix.netcom.com> <4e34c1$6fh@nw002.infi.net> <4e4qas$bmc@news2.ios.com>
- Organization: ADMS
-
- In article <4e4qas$bmc@news2.ios.com> sreiser@haven.ios.com (Sean P. Reiser) writes:
- >Greetings All-
- >
- >This seems like a hell of a time to come out of retirement but this is
- >something I've wanted to say for a while.
- >
- >OK folks, for those of you who may not know me I used to be CA's
- >representative on CIS's Clipper Forum. I've evaled both products and
- >they are both execelent at what they do.
- >
- >I just want to let you all know that there were at least 6 occasions
- >where clients approched me stating that they were either not
- >purchasing Clipper or they were leaving Clipper because of the public
- >bickering of 3rd party developers. I'm sure you all realize if
- >someone turns away from Clipper they are turning away from your
- >product. You guys have to remember that not only Joe Clipperhead has
- >access to these groups.
-
- >Just my $.02 worth
-
- Just my undoubetdly less that $.02 worth:
-
- I have resisted jumping in here, but this is getting to be rather
- annoying. You (and yes, now me, too) are cross-posting this to 19
- totally un-related newsgroups. Even the clipper forum is a programming
- language forum, NOT a legal issues forum.
-
- Please take this to private email.
-
- You should be aware that MCI has started cancelling the accounts of
- users who persist in this sort of behavior. While none of you may be
- customers of MCI directly, some of the providers involved probably are,
- and your providers may be at some risk here even if you are not.
- --
- Dave Parker dlparker@dlpinc00.com
-