Path: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu!spool.maxwell.syr.edu!drn.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!postnews.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:01:37 -0600 From: "R. P." Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.misc References: <1131279593.258295.188120@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1ZKdnbemPdwR8uzeRVn-pQ@comcast.com> <1131598009.131440@yasure> Subject: Re: Looking for a SQL Function Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:01:36 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Message-ID: <2aGdnYamTIpcrunenZ2dnUVZ_sidnZ2d@comcast.com> Lines: 43 NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.16.135.206 X-Trace: sv3-RzrZ+316d+JvkNoN+LVluofy3NdDdUu03azqWPk5wMyTarTKnP0F+yXlmC9LlarU91r0C7dETgC62PT!uDTbwKZc45V5gLnGdGG4jitd+E5h0jEeSpLZ534a7KnHYJ9MTuhhFNGOG00kKt+8yjXS41jUkrrW!j2q3UPclh5Vc0A== X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: dp-news.maxwell.syr.edu comp.databases.oracle.misc:123251 "HansF" wrote: > A polite request of 'something for something'? Or possibly 'the > beginnings of an evil big brother, monitoring your every move?' Let's > see ... > > Name - on the 'personalized' page. Perhaps an attempt to make the > user > feel somewhat at ease. And make things relevant, should you ask to be > contacted. > > Company - is this perhaps a new business opportunity? Or is this > related > to an existing Oracle customer? > > Postition, title - if you want to be contacted, how should they > address > you? How can they show the proper respect of your time by bringing > only > relevant people? (Assuming, of course, you didn't simply choose > 'other') > > Contact information - should you want to be contacted, is mail, phone > or > email your preference? > > And a specific set of check boxes asking whether you want additional > information, or specifically want them to stay away ... > > Interestingly, they make it possible to edit that information. SO a > registrant could enter 'X' in all fields (except phone number, where > '555-555-1212' is required) and change it later, if & when they became > comfortable that Oracle isn't out to get them ... Well, I'm glad you like to be placed on contact lists and your address possibly sold to many "associated" businesses who then later might resell it to yet some others, etc., etc. I don't and I don't have to be paranoid for that. There are plenty of other sources of Oracle info that does not come with such price. But hey, if you like your name being circulated and feeling important by that, be my guest. Over and out, R. P.