Mr.Slattery, Just to officially extend my gratitude for your excellent book Advanced Routing in Cisco Networks. I hope you and Bill can come up with another bestseller. I also have his Remote Access fo Cisco Networks. Godd luck to you as well.
Elmer Deloso ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Slattery" To: Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:08 PM Subject: Re: Scenario Design: Comments Invited [7:41992] > A friend forwarded the following note to me regarding the CCIE testing > environment. > > My understanding is that CCIEs are the proctors. Wouldn't make much sense > to > have a CCNA/CCNP proctoring a CCIE. > > The first CCIE, #1025, is/was Stewart Biggs. My understanding is that his > certification has lapsed and he's off doing something else. I took the test > from him in August, 1993 and became the second CCIE, #1026. The lab itself > had > a plaque outside the door labeling it as #1024 (a power of two - kind of an > inside joke for networking/compuer jocks). > > And for those of you checking, my certification is suspended as of June, > 2001. > I'm reading up on some topics to prepare for the recert test that I'll take > soon. > > Good luck with your certifications! > > -tcs > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > > Chuck > > Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 12:14 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Scenario Design: Comments Invited [7:41992] > > > > > > ""[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Nemeth)"" wrote in > > message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > >> On Sep 9, 11:12am, "Larry Letterman" wrote: > >> } > >> } To my knowledge the proctors are CCIE's... > >> > >> Okay, chicken and egg time... If the proctors are CCIEs then who > > > > > >> proctored the first lab exam? > > > > > > there is a story told about the great anthropologist Lewis Leakey. In > > those days one had to demonstrate competence in a foreign language in > > order to get one's PhD. Leakey's language of choice - Swahili. > > > > Well, the university had no Swahili experts on staff, so they enquired > > among the various educational elite, and were given the name of one of > > the world's foremost experts in Swahili - Lewis Leakey! > > > > I have heard an alternative version of this story, in which Leakey > > actualy trained the person who would give him the competency > > examination... > > > > Is anyone on this list personally acquaited with Terry Slattery ( CCIE # > > 1026, and the first non Cisco CCIE )? I wonder if Mr. Slattery would be > > willing to offer some insight here. > > > > > > > > > >> > >> } ----- Original Message ----- > >> } From: "Mark Odette II" > >> } Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:02 PM > >> } Subject: RE: Scenario Design: Comments Invited [7:41992] > >> } > >> } > This spawns a question I have wondered recently: > >> } > > >> } > Are the Proctors at the LAB testing centers CCIEs?? > >> } > >> }-- End of excerpt from "Larry Letterman" > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Terry Slattery CCIE# 1026 > 443-994-1158 Fax: 928-832-4620 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42306&t=41992 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
