...maim?????.....kill?????.....
Strong words.
Dave.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Wm. Rader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Charles Daminato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: Another Rite Test Q. To automate or not..
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> > Everyone answered your question correctly. Sure, it
'could' be useful -
> > but it negates the point of having the test. Take this
parable:
> >
> > Tucows deals with wholesale construction materials. We
require our end
> > contractors to construct a dog-house before we give them
license to use
> > our materials to build actual homes that people may live
in. The
> > contractor must show knowledge of the tools and their
usage.
> >
> > By hiring an outside contractor to build the doghouse
for you, you may end
> > up building shoddy houses and eventually tying up Tucows
resources to fix
> > the problems you caused - an unnecessary use of
resources.
> >
> > ...
> >
> > While you 'could' create the service, it would cause you
more problems
> > than it's worth (and Tucows/OpenSRS for that matter).
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> That's only half of it Chuck - the primary reason that we
require our RSPs
> to take "a silly test" is the same reason that NSI
requires new registrars
> to take "a silly test". It might sound trite, but we are
obligated to
> ensure that our actions and systems do not destabilize the
Internet. Part
> of that means that everyone involved with the ICANN SRS,
at a number of
> levels, must be aware that the power-tools we use can
actually maim and
> kill if not used properly. We are really looking to ensure
that our RSPs
> systems and the integration points are all functioning as
described prior
> to letting new people loose on the systems...
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> Thanks,
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> -rwr
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> Ross Wm. Rader
> Director Product Management,
> Channel Platform Group
> Tucows Inc.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> t. 416.535.0123 x335
> f. 416.531.5584
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> "Embrace the cow, love the cow.
> And remember, Winsock means love."
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