>>>>>>>This isn't a chain letter. It was a valid request for a survey. I filled it out and am interested in the results.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The request to "send it to all your friends" certainly makes it look like a chain letter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>While the intention may have been a good one, I have a deep distrust of any message with a clause like "send to all your friends".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hilmar.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hilmar,
>>>>>
>>>>>Survey seemed valid. No request for money, personal information was optional and no promises of good luck or prosperity. Just a simply survey for what seems a valid purpose.
>>>>>
>>>>>Check it out... :)
>>>>>
>>>>>Renoir
>>>>
>>>>I filled it out too, but it could just be a way of getting the name and email addresses of IT professionals.
>>>>JLK
>>> Jerry,
>>>
>>>Agreed, but those fields were optional. I only gave my email address.
>>>
>>>Renoir\
>>
>>That's probably all they really wanted! :0)
>
>Jerry;
>
>Who knows – Renior may soon receive e-mail advertisements suggesting an “out of Country Company” that can provide programming needs at very good rates. In this case it might be addressed something like: Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. IT Professional. Nadya, having supplied her name, will receive a more personalized e-mail. I have seen rates of $10 an hour being quoted. Am I being skeptical?
>
>Tom

On one of my contracts in Iowa, they were also using Indian programmers and moving code back and forth via satellite. THe problem was, besides the usual cultural and language barriers, they were awake while we were asleep and visa versa. They were cheap, but the work showed it.