ehopper@ehpcb.wlk.com (Ed Hopper) (10/17/90)
john@bovine.ati.com (John Higdon) writes: > I guess AT&T would still have trouble selling heaters to Eskimos. As one of the much-maligned AT&T sales people, I have to speak up. I will not contend that there aren't problems. Particularly with people who sat on their a** during the old Bell days, but AT&T Mail *IS* being aggressively promoted. If you're a Fortune 500 company, I'll bet you've had a proposal. The problem, and it is the same problem that has been plaguing most lines of business in the company for years, is not in the people, it's in the upper-level management direction. In the past, they have stuck exclusively to large accounts. That is starting to change now and with the WU acquisition, should increase. I would imagine that a call to 800 directory assistance would have yielded the appropriate numbers quickly. Unfortunately, the mass 800 numbers (800 222-0300 & 0400) are easily thrown by the slightest out of the normal question. Ed Hopper AT&T Computer Systems Division [Moderator's Note: Unfortunately, 800-555-1212 was *exactly* where I tried to find the number in reference to SJR's original note. To be certain it was not just a fluke or an inexperienced operator, I called a second, then a third time. They had loads of listings for AT&T, but none for Mail. PAT]