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From: "Michael Meuser" <meuser@mapcruzin.com>
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Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 14:16:52 -0700
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Subject: e-maps still a slug?
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HI - I just checked the HUD e-maps again, hoping that they finally 
actually worked as advertised.

  http://hudemaps2.esri.com/SearchFrame.asp

To me they still seem basically useless -- too slow, no detail when 
it is needed -- basically a flop.  I'm still quite amazed at this since 
this should be the flagship application for ESRI's mapserver 
technology.  It was developed by ESRI techs, runs on ESRI 
servers.  It should be dynamite, but it's a dud.

Anyone had better luck that I?  Anyone found an ESRI mapserver 
that actually works well enough that visitors won't just give up and 
go away?

thnx

Mike
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