In a message dated 10/4/2001 1:10:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:


> I question that any vender of any value will not blow his own horn on their 
> own products, especially if they really have done tests and conduced 
> trials. These tests and trials can be shared with the list as a list 
> member. There is no reason to battle. If what you know to be true is true 
> then it is true. If not then maybe it would be good for all to know that. 
> But no selling. 


Herb: I think the major problem here is that we are not even on the threshold 
of deciding the CRITERIA of what constitutes good or excellent CS. That's why 
I believe that we will be wasting our time by allowing one vender to debate 
another about whose CS is best. A much better format is to engage in 
discussions concerning why certain criteria should be used to distinguish one 
CS product from another. Let's see the evidence which supports *criteria 
selection* first. This initial step will probably takes years to establish 
scientifically. Roger

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