[142] in Resnet-Forum
Re: Advertisements on this forum
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christopher J. Hoover)
Wed Feb 2 09:46:51 1994
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 1994 08:23:43 -0600 (CST)
From: "Christopher J. Hoover" <choover@usd.edu>
To: resnet-forum@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9402021244.AA16906@mchip00.med.nyu.edu>
On Wed, 2 Feb 1994, Roy Smith wrote:
> > If Farallon and Asante continue (and especially if other firms join in), I
> > will also unsubscribe to this list.
>
> I get mailings from Asante all the time, but that's a Asante mailing list
> that I've put myself on. I do *not* tolerate unsolicited blind sales mail.
> If Farallon were to send a *single* message out to this mailing list saying
> "We're forming a mailing list to distribute information about Farallon
> products, send email to xxx@farallon.com to be added to the list", I would
> consider that, while technically outside the charter of the mailing list,
> acceptable and reasonable.
I, as well, am on Asante's higher ed. mailing list. None of the Asante
mailings that I've received have been on resnet; all have been on their
own list, and it's usually no more than 4-5 messages/month.
As for other vendors actually sending ads to resnet, I must agree with
most of what's been said. While I may well be interested in what
Farallon and other vendors have to offer, it's certainly off-topic here.
I would not, however, object to simple meta-ads such as Roy suggests
here, simply saying "we're here; if you want promotional material e-mail
us." This might be slightly off-topic too, but would be much less
intrusive.
ObResnet: Has anyone out there networked their residential _labs_ (as
opposed to rooms)? Any pros or cons to offer? We have one complex that
has fiber to it, since Food Service needed access to the backbone, so we
are considering networking at least that complex's offices and its lab.
Regards,
Chris
Christopher J. Hoover choover@usd.edu University of South Dakota
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