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Conference ilbbak::us_sales_service

Title:	US_SALES_SERVICE
Notice:	Please register in note 2; DVNs in note 31
Moderator:	MCIS3::JDAIGNEAULT

Created:	Thu May 16 1991
Last Modified:	Tue Sep 03 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	226
Total number of notes:	1486

118.0. "Internet address on business cards?" by POBOX::TODD (Incoming fire has the right of way.) Tue Jun 02 1992 14:12

Recently I saw an internal message regarding the rules for using the Internet
for commercial purposes.  In particular it mentioned that it was OK to 
publish Internet addresses for customers to respond to in our advertising.

My problem is that our internal contact will not allow me to list my Internet
mail address on my business cards.  As a Sales Support rep with responsibility
to the education market (University of Illinois), Internet electronic mail is
a very valuable way for me to stay in contact with my customers.  It's as 
important to me as listing my phone and FAX numbers.  It doesn't look very
professional on my part when I have to handwrite my Internet address on the 
bottom of my card.  

Does anyone have a copy of the rules for Internet usage?  Has anyone else run
into this restriction?

Thanks.

Tom

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
118.1	the right way and the wrong way	TROOA::MSCHNEIDER	vi.... the editor from hell!	`Tue Jun 02 1992 14:36`	17
	There is a discussion in the Marketing notes conference regarding e-mail addresses for business cards: In a nutshell it is NOT ok to put an address on your business card with your nodename in it Not Acceptable: [email protected] It is OK to use the following syntax which does not have your node name in it: Acceptable: [email protected] location = Digital 3 digit location code I use this syntax with my Internet customers and they can use this to get mail to me.
118.2		CLION::smith	Shrewsbury ECAD group	`Fri Jun 05 1992 13:45`	3
	Better yet, you can put unix-like address of [email protected] if your TCP/IP nameserver manager will give you a mail alias! (i.e, mine is [email protected]) and is perfectly legal.
118.3	Internet Address on Cards	GUIDUK::MANN		`Mon Jun 08 1992 14:56`	9
	I have been using my internet address on my cards. However, it only shows the synonym they created at my account for me, and not a reference to any Digital systems (DEC-ART@CAC). The admin people always question it when I order new cards, but they have it printed once I explain what it is. Art
118.4		AKOCOA::JMORAN	When Money Speaks The Truth is?	`Mon Jun 08 1992 14:59`	4
	I have my FAX # and my X.400 address on my business card and have had no problems. C=us;A=mci;P=digital;O=digital;OU=ako
118.5	found the doc. I needed	POBOX::TODD	Incoming fire has the right of way.	`Tue Jun 09 1992 11:45`	8
	re: last few The pointer to the Marketing notes file gave me the info I needed. Thanks for all the help. Tom