<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>While this may not be everyone's opinion on the list, after years of off-line discussions, it's apparent that it is generally frowned upon to either (a) spout your wares unsolicited on the list or (b) grab members' e-mail addresses and cold call them or send them unsolicited e-mails about your services.<br><br>It's not uncommon for member's who receive cold calls/emails to send a request to list administrators asking to have your name removed from the list for breaking this unwritten rule.<br><br>That being said, it is not completely frowned upon if a member has requested assistance in solving a particular problem that is not covered by an out-of-the-box solution from Cisco, if you send a short message letting the user know that you may have a solution for them and to contact you off-line.<br><br>On that note, everyone have a great weekend.<br><br>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (JNHN)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>"Bad grammar makes me [sic]" - Tshirt<br><br></div></body></html>