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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (129395)	7/31/2001 8:29:40 PM
From: Victor Lazlo	Respond to of 164685

AUCTIONS GETTING LOST IN AMAZON'S JUNGLE With little fanfare, Amazon.com has cut back on its online auction business. The company had put forward the high-profile site as a challenge to eBay, the granddaddy of online auctions. Now that plan has been mothballed as the company tightens its belt. (From CNet News) hoovers.ymc0.net

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (129395)	7/31/2001 8:31:43 PM
From: Alomex	Respond to of 164685

I suppose I do not understand why most firms do not have a decent connection to the net, security and of course adequate air conditioning. This seems like a small expense. It's more complicated than that. An Internet connection is a fragile thing that needs a lot of pampering. This is the kind of thing that should ideally be outsourced.

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (129395)	7/31/2001 8:57:40 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164685

>> I suppose I do not understand why most firms do not have a decent connection to the net, security and of course adequate air conditioning. This seems like a small expense. I hope you don't mind my asking. Do you host your own web site at your own location ? And if your on-line operation was much larger, would you pay to have it located in a place that provided strong physical security, as well as backup power and redundant internet connection ?