E-mails are no different than phone calls. If MAILMAN, or anyone else, were to call Tim Huff, their conversation (and the information exchanged) would be privy to no one else. Huff could be telling the caller everything from the weather in Florida, to what's in the next PR (which, of course, would be inside information). The openess of re-posting their "conversation" via a message board lets others "hear" what was said, something that's both harmless and convenient for everyone involved. An IR person is fine, but no one knows more about a company than the CEO, so if the man has a few extra minutes he can share, there's no other person I'd rather hear from. Extra minutes, you say? Please stop with the idiotic notion that a person, regardless of his/her profession, has no "extra minutes" in a day to spare. We all take breaks, whether it's the President of the US, or a street sweeper. If Tim Huff wants to clear up some issues with shareholders while he's having a coffee break, GREAT! A re-posted e-mail via a popular message board is an easy way to accomplish this. Sure, not everyone reads these boards, but if it's not inside info, this is much more shareholder-friendly than a phone call, where only two people share the conversation. If you don't care what Tim is telling someone in a private phone conversation, why in the hell would you be bothered by a posted e-mail? Authenticity of the e-mail? If you're worried about authenticity issues, what are you doing reading message boards? Bottom line, if you don't trust Huff (afterall, he could be giving out inside info over the phone at this very minute), you're a buffoon to be invested in GlobeTel..........A brief opinion on the "uproar" over the delay in the Russian/GTE transaction: I don't get it. I've owned stock in this company for 7 years, and to this date, my money has appreciated over 700%. Someone, my friends, is doing something right, and it all starts at the top. Regardless of the Russian deal, GlobeTel has never been in better shape. Despite showing he's human, at times, Tim Huff has built GTE into a real player in this industry. And with any luck at all, the best is yet to come. Enjoy the ride, for gawd sake.
