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Please note that the text of this page was last updated on 14 October 1996; the contents of this page
is being preserved as-is for posterity. The only changes made since that time were (a) to update the page markup to
current XHTML standards, and (b) to obscure email addresses located throughout these pages (except for USENET postings).
Needless to say, many of the links to external sites are no longer functional after 13+ years.
First off, the reason that my pages are no longer on Winternet's web server is clearly stated in the Winternet - Under Siege! archives. Read them, especially if you are thinking of doing business with Winternet. Even if you aren't, read them for a good story on "How not to treat your employees and customers." (Or, "How to run your business into the ground.") The short story is: Mike Horwath, one of three shareholders in the corporation, and an incredible admin, was removed from day-to-day operations of Winternet. The rest of the staff (and one unlucky customer who was in the office at the time) was fired. All at once. The other two shareholders apparently thought that they knew best, and replaced all the staff. There's been nothing but technical and customer-service nightmares ever since, except for customers leaving in droves. Interested? Read more about it.
14 October 1996 / Karl Erickson (kae@visi.com) / Copyright 1996 |
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