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From: awd@dbase.A-T.COM (Alastair Dallas)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: Yo! Ashton-Tate *** (was Re: Opinions Wanted re: Database Pkgs)
Summary: No commercials...got it.
Message-ID: <1991Feb21.055148.8524@dbase.A-T.COM>
Date: 21 Feb 91 05:51:48 GMT
References: <1991Feb7.223244.253@wynnds.xenitec.on.ca> <1991Feb14.182445.2248@progress.com>
Organization: Ashton-Tate, Inc.
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Just catching up on my usenet, sorry I'm late on this.  Let me explain 
in my defense:

	1) This issue came up a year or so ago and I was encouraged
	   then to ignore netiquette in order to continue support.
	   I worried that responding to questions about what can
	   dBASE IV do that dBASE III PLUS can't would be too much
	   like a commercial, and people at that time asked me to
	   speak publicly.

	2) Making email work for me is looking like too much trouble.
	   My sysop is swamped and every thing he tells me to try
	   bounces back to me.  I've got old friends looking me up
	   on email and I can't get back to them.  Not the net's
	   problem, I realize.

So, Yo!  I'll continue to post answers to questions (or news of 
general interest) but I will refrain from commercial messages.  Please
don't ask such a question and request an email reply.

-- 
/alastair/

awd@dbase.A-T.COM	{ I think. }


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