As for the rest… granted on most points. Gregory’s English can be excused, as it is far better than my German. And the book has actually been written. It just hasn’t been folded, spindled, and mutilated by editors, layout, lawyers, etc… all those things that have to be done to books after the authors are done but before a publisher is willing to let anyone see it.

Will keep in mind your invitation to submit news. I’m not blogging enough these days. The two Redbooks that I helped to write are old news, though, so I won’t bother to plug them.

re: “… not an IBMer.”
OK. I’m open to suggestions, but I’ll warn you… Nobody here straps-up in white button-down shirts and ties. I’ll go for “IBM guy” or “IBM pal” or “IBM friend” or “IBM fanboy” or “IBM supporter” or “IBM partisan” or “Lotus lover” or “Domino guru”. But “IBM Business Partner” is so… oh… IBM. And to call him a guru, I have to read something by him that feels guruish.

Sorry to say, Greg doesn’t engender much confidence with, “That right folks, you can only give support on the tools you have build. But fortunatly there is more ways to connect Exchange and Domino as only the connector from Microsoft.”

Sentence One either a) missed the point of the article, or b) was a brutally stiff follow-up. Sentence Two offers no solutions. If he/you/somebody wants to share other ways, he/you/they is/are welcome to submit article(s)/comment(s).

re: “…IBM’s RedBooks are written by…”
…Nobody! THIS RedBook hasn’t been written yet. It doesn’t exist.

re: “…it was informational not commercial.”
Links for a book that doesn’t exist aren’t informational… What did Greg expect readers to find at his site? Sounds pluggish to me… not that there’s anything wrong with that. I couldn’t care less if he includes a link, as long as it lives up to its promise.

When he/she/they/you come out with the book, I’ll be delighted to give him/her/them/you space to plug it… along with byline(s) and link(s).

In fact, all IBMers-and-friends are welcome to submit. You can either help make news or respond to it. Drive or ride.

Just please, please, PLEASE try to be just a wee bit entertaining. The world’s grey enough as it is.

Along those lines, I strongly recommend that Lotus blossoms don’t read today’s Top Story: “Antivirus Makers Deserve What Microsoft’s Serving.”

You’ll really be offended by the inappropriate handling of expensive corporate china.

Did you catch that? “Lotus blossoms?” Now *that’s* funny. (At least it makes one of my editors laugh… But only one.)

So where were we? Oh yeah. Please replace this sentence in the article:
“First I get a post from an IBMer plugging his upcoming… book.”
…with this sentence:
“First I get a post from a non-IBMer plugging his/her/their upcoming… book.”

[fyi: You can see more of Richard’s work at Power of the Schwartz (http://smokey.rhs.com/web/blog/poweroftheschwartz.nsf)]