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To: Kachina who wrote (517)	8/23/1999 7:01:00 PM
From: Srexley	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 626

Kachina, I think it's a bit ridiculous to think that SR's technology is not what they say it is. You seem consumed by the idea that SR is a fraud. I am going to out myself by stating that I have a small investment in this company (if people haven't guessed already), so obviously I would like them to succeed. On the other hand I am quite skeptical by nature and would be most interested in ANY information based on FACT that indicates they are up to trickery. I have seen none. The biggest attacks on the company (on this thread) generally come from you, but none of your ideas or suspicions seem to be based on fact. You posted your latest charge that your T1 connection from CA to TX (or wherever) was almost as fast as SR's test, but then came to learn that it was a file transfer within your own company. That does not leave me with the feeling that SR is trying to trick me (and the whole world). It does leave me with the feeling that you shoot from the hip. Your earlier comments about the unethical way they raised money was completely without basis when compared to my own actual experience with the company. A few other points: Are the people who put on the SuperComm trade show gullible enough to hand out an award for a technology that is bogus? If they review the candidates they give awards too (I assume they do), then you must have a better understanding of future technologies than they do without any of the hassles associated with actually studying them. Your statement "Their white paper which contains some pretty outrageous stuff, and is written - well, I've made that clear before" is silly to me. I read the white paper and thought it explained the basics of their technology to a laymen quite well. I tried to get people to point out what part of it didn't make sense or seemed bogus, but recieved no responses. I have not seen too many other white papers, but from a logical standpoint it would seem stupid to give the actual blueprints of your ideas and inventions to the public. What specific part of the white paper do you think is erroneous? Your statement: "And I am, quite frankly, wondering - of those primarily participating here - who is genuinely drawn in, and who is providing chaff to drown out substantial discussion. Sorry ahaha, but far too much of your prose is apropos of nothing." Fair question, but why attack ahhaha? I don't know him, but he is either the smartest guy on the thread, or the best BS'er. My guess is he's the smartest. I'll admit his latest post is way over my head, but if optical refractive synchronization was my specialty I would have started the company. What part of the post do you take exception with? I assume you can break it down and point out the errors. Last of all (for everyone who's read this all the way through) I will give my assessment of SR's situation. I promise it will be short. Here it is: I think it is harder to sell a brand new and completely different type of technology into the telcom industry than SR thought it would be. That said I am still very confident in their technology and their future. I welcome all types of discussion on this thread (positive, negative, technical and non-technical). At this stage I prefer to talk about what type of companies that would benefit most from the technology and who their most likely customers (or suitors) would be. Please continue with your desired path on this thread, but back it up with facts. If they are pulling the wool over our eyes I would rather find out sooner than later.