[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, Michael! > > It's funny -- most of the people who have been answering me > feel that > the CIO _shouldn't_ have to know the mechanics of how spam works. > Several people believe that the CIO's role isn't to mess with the > technical details. Instead, the CIO should know about the effects of > spam, the difficulty of dealing with spam, the costs of doing so, > whatever. >
I'll jump in here. The way I read Michael's response is that the CIO should understand how _email_ works, not spam. A great deal of difficulty arises when trying to address spam - and email problems in general - if the people involved don't have a good understanding of how the mail system works, including a basic understanding of the different protocols, services, etc. I don't expect the CIO to know the in's and out's of configuring sendmail, but s/he should have a basic understanding of terms like POP, SMTP, IMAP, MTA, and MUA. Michael Michael Silver, Network Administrator Parkland Regional Library 5404 56 Avenue Lacombe, AB T4L 1G1 Phone: 403.782.3850 Fax: 403.782.4650 http://www.prl.ab.ca/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Assp-user mailing list Assp-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/assp-user
