Re: [cobalt-users] commercial list use (Re: [RaQ3] Need PHP package for original RaQ3...)

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"E.B. Dreger" wrote:

> Last time I was reading, you mentioned that most of your
> customers fit profile <x> and told someone "you fit right in"...
> again doing a disservice to all but yourself.

I really don't remember what you're referring to, so I can't respond
now.  If you had said something to me then, I would have been happy to
respond then.  One of your clients told me you had a problem with me,
but neither you nor he would tell me what it was, so I had no way to
correct my behavior, if in fact correction was desirable/possible.  Now
at least I have some indication.  Thanks.

> Quite frankly, I'm offended that you continue using the list to
> solicit customers when your network has known security/stability
> issues.  (Correct me if things have changed.)

Our network at Inflow has never had instability issues.

I understand there are possible security issues based on the lack of
private networks to each colocation and rental-system client, and I
understand your feelings about hosters having a private network for each
client, perhaps for each systems.  Frankly, having considered the
tradeoffs, I agree with you.  It wasn't our network (we've always shared
space at Inflow) and we always told our clients they didn't have their
own network.

But we're now building a new network at a new location.  We'll soon have
private networks for each of our systems.  The tradeoff is that it won't
be as easy for our clients to add IP#s; once they've used all the IP#s
in their network allocation we'll either have to replace their network
with a larger one, or give them an additional network.

In the meantime we continue to proactively monitor our current network
to make sure that possible security issues don't become real ones.

> Cool it.

I'm in compliance with the last posted set of "rules" for this list. 
The post that started this admittedly offtopic discussion was the first
in which I mentioned any product of mine in probably somewhat over six
weeks.  This mention was in direct response to a direct request for
availability information.  Frankly, I consider that cool.

Jeff
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