[SunHELP] Warning

[sunhelp at sunhelp.org]

Bill, Amy, et. al,

You are right, I stand corrected.  I should have said "My understanding is
that the list is for..."  My bad.

Yes, you are right, I should not have posted my phone number.  But that's
your fault, Bill!  You've done such a great job of protecting the list from
bad guys that I was lulled into a false sense of security!  ;)

I asked the vendor where he got my number, and he said he got it from the
Sunhelp list.

I am absolutely all for the discussion of new/cool products on the list.  I
have learned tons from watching the threads here.  I just don't like being
interrupted at work by someone hawking something I didn't ask for.

And yes, Bill, I still have a job (still a sensitive subject after
ConnectSouth).  We're not Dell, we're Dell Financial Services - totally
different company from the PC manufacturer.  We're actually in the black,
not laying anyone off, and even hiring!

Thanks,
Thomas Cameron, MCSE, MCT, CNE, RHCE
IS Engineering Manager
Dell Financial Services

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Bradford [mailto:mrbill at mrbill.net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:40 AM
> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Warning
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 10, 2001 at 10:03:57AM -0500, 
> Thomas_Cameron at Dell.com wrote:
> > Hey all -
> > I thought that this list was safe to post my phone number 
> on, but I just got
> > a soliciting phone call from a sales droid who monitors the list.
> > I am removing my phone number from my signature...  
> 
> "If you dont wanna get phone calls, dont put your number out 
> for others
> to see".
> 
> Did they specifically say they got your number from the 
> sunhelp list?  If
> so, which vendor was it?  
> 
> I allow certain vendors to occasionally advertise directly on 
> the lists,
> or the sales list...
> 
> > I am also issuing a blanket statement to ANY vendor who 
> monitors this list
> > to get sales leads:  This is a list for technical 
> professionals to share
> > knowledge and to assist each other.  It is NOT a place to 
> raid for sales
> > leads.  I for one will absolutely NOT do ANY business with 
> any vendor who
> > harvests my contact info from this list, and I strongly 
> recommend that
> > others make the same statement.
> 
> First - I make the list policy here.
> 
> You're free to either list or not list your phone number, but 
> a number 
> of people have gotten VERY good deals on Sun hardware from 
> vendors who 
> frequent these lists.  I dont condone rabid cold-calling, but 
> you seem to
> be overreacting a bit considering you listed everything but your shoe
> size and blood type.
> 
> > Thomas Cameron, MCSE, MCT, CNE, RHCE
> > IS Engineering Manager
> > Dell Financial Services
> 
> Wow, you've stil *got* a job after the latest Crusades over there? 8-)
> 
> Bill
> 
> -- 
> Bill Bradford
> mrbill at mrbill.net
> Austin, TX
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