Re: Cogent sales reps who actually respond

[Mike Lyon <mike.lyon () gmail com>]

Whenever asked about Cogent, i just say, “Friends don’t let friends use Cogent.”

I’ve told two of their reps over the past two years that even if the service was free, i wouldn’t use it. And yet, they 
still call.

-Mike

> On Sep 16, 2019, at 13:53, Ronald F. Guilmette <rfg () tristatelogic com> wrote:
>
> In message <E814E5F6-F386-4AAE-BADA-E423D299A4FB () delong com>, 
> Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
>
> > Given their practice of harvesting whois updates in order to spam newly
> > acquired AS contacts, any time it is my decision, Cogent is ineligible
> > as a vendor.
>
> So I guess then that their aiding and abetting of fraud and IP block
> theft, as I documented here recently, is an entirely secondary concern...
> as long as they don't spam you, yes?
>
>
> Regards,
> rfg