The circumvention is to establish really good relations with an IBMer who will have access to "Blue Pages".
Then make damn sure every request you make is fully justified in IBM's interest as much as yours. It worked for me for many, many years. Some IBMers - especially the executives - do _NOT_ want their email addresses made public. I've seen a few email addresses bandied about even in the last few days related to the PWD issues - if you really want to get to these people, get someone with Blue Pages access to give you the name of their PA or admin assistant and write to them saying: "If people are lobbying [their boss] for this reason, please add my name to the list." The more business case you can add, the better. To say that they're busy people is something of an understatement. They do not want and cannot use hundreds of emails turning up in their intrays. It's a damn nuisance when email #85 might be something important from Sam. But if their PA comes in and says: "150 people have suggested this" then it might get air time. Remember that IBM (including its antecedents) has been a major force in business for over a century. Very, very few technology companies can claim that. What it does has worked so far - telling IBM it is wrong requires some depth of proof. And http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/01/spado_vs_watsons/ -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
