Re: Webcatalog Future?!? - Was Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random??

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 26428
interpreted = N
texte = on 1/22/00 10:56 PM, Bob Minor at bob@cybermill.com wrote:> On 1/22/00 10:30 PM, J Lane wrote: > >> In any fashion, other companies are rapidly expanding e-commerce >> efforts, and SM seems more interested in making this a private >> hosting/development venture nowadays ... > > I dunno about you guys/gals, but with the templates I use I can have a > store up with any number of options within hours. The most time consuming > is making the graphics. I am always perfecting the templates I have and I > update the older clients with the new system as well. In other words I > build it once and just keep rebuilding. Why should I go look for another > system to code in? It doesn't make sense. I am not saying webcat is the > end all, but ecommerce is ecommerce is ecommerce. Are you saying your > build your stores from scratch each time?Its not just the idea that *I* have templates to build an e-commerce site with, but at times I have people that would like to have a site, they want to do it themselves, or already have a design company they are working with and Webcatalog's limited local security model (i.e.: I would be an idiot to allow people direct FTP access to their own hosting accounts) Yes I understand the idea of a staging server (development server), and then moving the files myself to a production server... but I still at that point have to spend time to check each page for problem code, or rely on people to do the right thing, and not do bad things... yeah sure :) > I never appreciated Mr. Crisps demenor on the WebStar list, so I doubt I > would appreciate it in a support realm.Well I would gladly take great support from a person/company with a bad demeanor, then bad support/no support from a person/company with what I thought had a nice demeanor. (though I will say Steve, like everyone, has good days and bad in the demeanor dept.).But again this is all just my opinion, and will probably be the last I post about this. ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Webcatalog Future?!? - Was Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? (J Lane 2000)
  2. Re: Webcatalog Future?!? - Was Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? (Bob Minor 2000)
  3. Webcatalog Future?!? - Was Re: &fieldsdir=ra truely random?? (J Lane 2000)
on 1/22/00 10:56 PM, Bob Minor at bob@cybermill.com wrote:> On 1/22/00 10:30 PM, J Lane wrote: > >> In any fashion, other companies are rapidly expanding e-commerce >> efforts, and SM seems more interested in making this a private >> hosting/development venture nowadays ... > > I dunno about you guys/gals, but with the templates I use I can have a > store up with any number of options within hours. The most time consuming > is making the graphics. I am always perfecting the templates I have and I > update the older clients with the new system as well. In other words I > build it once and just keep rebuilding. Why should I go look for another > system to code in? It doesn't make sense. I am not saying webcat is the > end all, but ecommerce is ecommerce is ecommerce. Are you saying your > build your stores from scratch each time?Its not just the idea that *I* have templates to build an e-commerce site with, but at times I have people that would like to have a site, they want to do it themselves, or already have a design company they are working with and Webcatalog's limited local security model (i.e.: I would be an idiot to allow people direct FTP access to their own hosting accounts) Yes I understand the idea of a staging server (development server), and then moving the files myself to a production server... but I still at that point have to spend time to check each page for problem code, or rely on people to do the right thing, and not do bad things... yeah sure :) > I never appreciated Mr. Crisps demenor on the WebStar list, so I doubt I > would appreciate it in a support realm.Well I would gladly take great support from a person/company with a bad demeanor, then bad support/no support from a person/company with what I thought had a nice demeanor. (though I will say Steve, like everyone, has good days and bad in the demeanor dept.).But again this is all just my opinion, and will probably be the last I post about this. ------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to J Lane

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