[36681] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Qwest (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard A. Steenbergen)
Fri Apr 13 17:13:33 2001
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:03:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Richard A. Steenbergen" <ras@e-gerbil.net>
To: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@eiv.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 04:35:15PM -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 13, 2001 at 03:16:16PM -0500, Nate Carlson wrote:
> >
> > One of the guys here just got a call from Qwest asking the exact same
> > thing. (Phone-spam this time, instead..).
>
> Am I the only person here who doesn't think it's very intrusive of
> someone to send an email asking "who is your network provider?"
I would go with highly unprofessional and very unlikely to motivate me to
purchase connectivity from them, even if their network didn't suck.
I know engineers and sales people have never gotten along, but perhaps
there is a list better suited for clownstamping them and the companies who
hire them? Perhaps the entire thread regarding unprofessional comments
could go there as well, and to the appropriate HR departments?
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Richard A Steenbergen <ras@e-gerbil.net> http://www.e-gerbil.net/ras
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