Vendors on the Net

["Jerry FIELDS" <Jerry.Fields@ccmail.adp.wisc.edu>]

     Several posts recently have dealt with vendors and quasi-commercial 
     postings to this list. Here are a few suggestions:
     
     Vendors can set up their own listservers or Home pages for 
     internaughts to access. Primenet.com is one supplier for commercial 
     postings on the Internet. Items of broad interest could be re-posted 
     to this, or other lists, as part of an FAQ. (The Quattro HTML home 
     page would be a good location.)
     
     Vendors could post directly to this list with technical information, 
     or answers to specific questions that their products address. To much 
     sales hype and the vendor would hear it from list members. Hopefully, 
     criticism from list members would help regulate the content of the 
     postings...vendors would not want to anger a group of hard core 
     enthusiasts who are often the source for information and referals, 
     particularly to new Audi owners, such as myself. 
     
     I have been impressed with the high level of technical expertise of 
     the subscribers of this list. If a vendor claim is invalidated by 
     independent testing and use by listmembers, that vendor would be asked 
     to quit posting to this list. More likely, he or she would be laughed 
     off the list and would never return...
     
     Personally, I would like vendors, and manufacturers, have some level 
     of participation in this list, particularly when it comes to obtaining 
     information and technical expertise. Vendors, such as Carlen Audi in 
     California, have been of good service to Audi, and Internet, 
     afficiandos. If they would want to post some information out here, I 
     would like to see it.
     
     Jerry Fields
     
     New owner, '87 5000 CS Turbo. <Grin>