I agree that we do not want to have all of the sales types out there 
     posting "products" to the Technet.  However, I think that everytime a 
     supplier(laminate,chemical or other) answer questions with responses 
     that their products solve is this not a sell?
     
     I think that the recent posting on Cadence/Allegro and AutoCad 
     conversions has the potential to solve a problem that we are seeing 
     with RF designs that are all done in AutoCad(DXF).  It would have 
     taken me a great deal of time(potentially) to find out this 
     information in the "trade" magazines.  I can't help but think that the 
     members that reacted so aggresively to this posting must feel 
     competition or wish they had thought of it first.
     
     It may be advantagous to all of us if the IPC were to start a Net 
     specifically focused toward new product releases that apply to our 
     industry.  That may help to minimize the amount of unwanted mail that 
     we all recieve and allow us to search it out on an as needed basis.
     
     Thank You for your time
     
     Alan Cochrane
     Multek
     


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Subject: Re: ADMIN: Sales/Ads
Author:  [log in to unmask] at INTERNET_GATEWAY
Date:    5/7/96 3:12 PM


George Franck X2648 N408 wrote:
> I am willing to boycott any supplier who posts UNSOLICITED ads to the net. 
> How about you?  Do others share my negitive bias towards ads here?
     
I would have thought this issue had already been discussed, but I see nothing 
wrong with an ANNOUNCEMENT posted in an APPROPRIATE forum. As a designer, I 
WANT to know what is available to make my life easier, and I would rather 
read a short description than get sales calls from reps and resellers.
     
What is more disturbing is when duplicate posts are sent to EVERY forum. 
His product would probably appeal to Cadence users and maybe the Designer's 
Council, send it there and ONLY there! (I got about six copies of that one)
     
(p.s. you realize you gave him another "free ad" by quoting, right?)
     
just my opinion, announcements are ok...   Jack