Re: ISPs as stakeholders

[Heather Islip <heather@vbc.net>]

On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Dave Crocker / IMC wrote:

> At 12:58 PM 12/10/97 +0000, Heather Islip wrote:
> >And I'm not at all sure that I understand why you are unwilling 
> >to pass on contact information regarding a practising attorney 
> >to a potential new client.
> 
> Perhaps you did not understand the remainder of my previous note.  I DID
> pass on the query.  

I understood your note perfectly well.  I did not ask you to pass on
the query to your informant, I asked you to pass on his/her contact
information to me in order that I might consult this person directly
in his/her capacity as a practising attorney.

It is not my normal practice to deal with my professional advisors
through intermediaries (particularly intermediaries whom I do not
know personally) and I find it very odd that you would assume any
intention on my part to do so.

                    However I feel that it is inappropriate to introduce
> another person into this public exchange unless they wish to participate.

If there has been any suggestion to introduce this individual into
this public exchange, it certainly did not come from me.  I did ask
specifically that you give me the contact information privately.

> The easiest way to give them that choice is to inform them of the request
> and let them decide to send an email to the list... or not.

I repeat, I have not asked that any communication with the list be
initiated.  I would like to speak to this person by telephone and am
willing to pay for the information I seek.

Your persistent unwillingness to pass on this information (privately)
to me is leading to my unwilling belief that this person does not
actually exist.  I would prefer to believe otherwise.

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