I've just got an unsolicited commercial from HP levering (openly) off the toasters list.
I'll be replying in suitably terse terms, perhaps those here with HP relationships could complain through their reps, as a personal favour to me? 8)
Snippet included for identification purposes (note the to: line - neat mailer he's using):
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From peter_way@hp.com Thu Apr 27 23:44:27 2000
Return-Path: peter_way@hp.com Delivered-To: mds@gbnet.net Message-ID: F341E03C8ED6D311805E00902761278C5726BC@xfc04.fc.hp.com From: "WAY,PETER (HP-Loveland,ex1)" peter_way@hp.com To: Cc: "WAY,PETER (HP-Loveland,ex1)" peter_way@hp.com Subject: HP would like your insights Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:44:04 -0600
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I chose you carefully from the list, because I sensed in your messages that you have a lot of experience with NAS in the solutions area we wish to explore.
Would you please send me a reply and let me know if you could spend about 45 minutes on the phone with me? The interview would consist of understanding the application environment you use NAS in, some of the challenges and issues you have, and then reviewing the concepts.
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-------------------------------------------------------- Product Marketing Specialist Workgroup Information Management Division Hewlett-Packard Bldg. E, MS E200 815 14th Street S.W. Loveland, CO 80537 (970)635-6477 Phone (970)898-3253 *new May 1* (970)635-6247 Fax peter_way@hp.com
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