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Jim,
It should be available by May 1st or near that date. Our list subscribers
will be informed.
DB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Johnson" <jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "DB" <dynastore@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Omega List" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 8:16 AM
Subject: Re[2]: No More Quote.com for TS Users
> Hello DB,
>
> thanks for the update. for me the question is--will the DTN internet
> product be available by June 1?
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Jim Johnson mailto:jejohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Saturday, April 13, 2002, 2:31:03 PM, you wrote:
>
> D> Mark and others,
>
> D> I think I need to pubish our position here at the omega list as well as
in
> D> our dynastore-qc list because it concerns many people:
>
> D> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> D> Hello all,
>
> D> There are several rumours circulating about the possible influence of
new
> D> 'QDP' program rushed by Lycos/Quote.com for the 3rd party developers
and
> D> their programs.
>
> D> The proposed changes will be effective June 1st and this means that any
> D> existing version of Dynastore and Dynaloader for Quote.com will not
work
> D> after this date.
>
> D> They offered us to subscribe to their new SDK starting May 1st and give
us
> D> _one_month_ to change the programs in accordance with new protocols.
I.e.
> D> the development and testing should be finished before 06/01/2002 and
the
> D> users should upgrade before this date to continue receive a data.
> D> Earlier they offered just a "beta dll", but now this is changed to "new
> D> SDK", i.e. will require a lot of extra work.
>
> D> This 'QDP' program has also other non-acceptable conditions. I am
personally
> D> trying to get the answers on several questions before this new program
will
> D> be effective and still have no any positive answer from Quote.com (I
can say
> D> that I have no ONE answer except for the promise of Mr. Condra to "hone
stly"
> D> answer my questions - this was a week ago).
> D> Without answers, there is no sense to subscribe to this QDP thing
except to
> D> wake up and found that all these proposed "significant changes and
> D> improvements" are just a big bubble and was implemented just to arise
some
> D> additional money for Lycos.
>
> D> So until we have no positive replies from Lycos/Quote.com, I can say
only
> D> this:
>
> D> 1. We'll try to keep the programs working (with or without QDP) anyway
after
> D> June 1st. However, the Dynastore/Dynaloader for QC are not guaranteed
to
> D> work after 06/01/2002.
> D> 2. We're preparing the switch offers that will start May 1st and will
allow
> D> existing users to select from 2 or 3 alternative data feeds with a
minimum
> D> switch work and the maximum savings both from us (minimal or no cost
for new
> D> software at all) and the data vendors. The details are not finished yet
and
> D> will be posted as soon as possible.
>
> D> I'll keep you all informed about all news and changes.
>
> D> Regards,
> D> DB
>
> D> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
> >> Hello ,
> >>
> >> No More Quote.com for TS Users? That certainly looks like the case.
> >> The method of how QC is choosing to apparently dump their 3rd party
> >> client base is nothing short of criminal. The only saving grace is the
> >> hard work by http://www.dynastorelight.com/ who has has not yet
> >> received from QC the information necessary to patch THE DS program
> >> that has been discontinued.
> >>
> >> Ultimately anyway even if the patch is supplied, I am positive that QC
> >> will continue to drive away 3rd party products by continually changing
> >> the rules as they have done in the past. The equivalent of making them
> >> jump thru hoops. I know this from fist hand experience myself as I
> >> also have been involved with QC's 3rd party debacles. So alternatives
> >> are being programmed now for competing feeds who want the TS user
> >> business.
> >>
> >> In my mind QC is soon to be a dead real time feed for TS users and so
> >> no matter what the patches or promises, it would make sense to not get
> >> lulled into complacency by any short term patches to the QC feed. The
> >> facts seem to be that they consider us to be too much of a drain on
> >> their resources to be chosen worthwhile as a client base. Fine I for
> >> one will move on, and never trust QC again.
> >>
> >> I am copying "Michael Condra" <mcondra@xxxxxxxxx> on this so they can
> >> have an opportunity to come here and set the record strait. They
> >> kicked me off the QChart list for asking these questions, though
> >> Condra wrote me privately they still yet have answered any questions
> >> as the deadline quickly approaches when we will be cut off.
> >>
> >> I strictly condemn, admonish QC for the short sighted lack of suppling
> >> a timely transition period for this to all take place. I guess they
> >> would just have us wake up one day and not get data. Note to this day
> >> they have not publicly disclosed their intended actions. Rather I have
> >> had to hunt them down, so be it I can play that game. QC needs to make
> >> a statement YES we want your business NO go away we do not.
> >>
> >> But don't just jerk the data out from under me without a warning.
> >>
> >> ps I have 4 data feed sources because I never trust any of them. Soon
> >> there may be a exchange direct feed available for TS users.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best regards,
> >> Mark mailto:markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>
>
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