Re: [xml-dev] ADMIN: ZapThink report offer

[Ron Schmelzer <rschmelzer@zapthink.com>]

Thanks for the note, but I've gotten contradictory feedback: one group says
to post all the details about an offering so that users can evaluate its
merits while the other says just post a short note. Judging from reactions
by others, it seems that there's no agreement. So, I've done the former. If
users just want me to post "This report is now available", then I will do
that next time.

Perhaps what would help would be a good example of what people would like to
see on this list.

Thanks,
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cowan" <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
To: "Ron Schmelzer" <rschmelzer@zapthink.com>
Cc: <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 12:05 PM
Subject: [xml-dev] ADMIN: ZapThink report offer


> Ron Schmelzer wrote:
>
> > ZapThink Announces the Release of its XML Databases and Persistence
> > Engines Report
>
>
> Since this report costs $795, I think it inappropriate to use xml-dev
> as an advertising medium for your product.  A bare announcement would
> be one thing, but your posting goes far beyond that: it is essentially
> spam.
>
> xml-dev has remained blessedly spam-free to date: let's keep it
> that way.
>
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