On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 09:45, Vox wrote: > This time Jim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > becomes daring and writes: > > >> IMNSHO, if you don't understand IP,TCP, UDP, you have no business > >> running a server of any kind, no matter what Microsoft may have told > >> you. > > > > Gee, thanks for the flame. :-/ > > It's not a flame, it's a statement of *my opinion*, nothing else. > > > > > Why not? We let people create human beings without training and there > > is far more risk involved.;-) > > And I firmly believe that people shouldn't be allowed to have > children without extensive psychological and genetical testing...no > license, no kids <shrug> > > > Truth is that my knowledge about IP, TCP/UDP is adequate although I > > conceed the point that my experience in working directly with them > > is noteably lacking - I still get my terminology wrong, forget to > > mention things etc. I've installed a couple of firewalls, networks, > > a beowulf cluster and a MOSIX cluster but I had other tools at my > > disposal then. > > I am not a networking guru...hell, half the terminology I use is > wrong (but I can blame that on the fact that english is not my > native language :) but I do have plenty of empirical knowledge, > acquired from all the people I've worked with during the last 15 > years or so. I don't advocate for a MSCE-like test for computer > users...theoretical tests don't mean a thing, IMNSHO...but let's > start giving out practical tests to everybody before allowing them > to use a computer unsupervised...that'd be paradise :)
Of course the obvious question would be who do you want to exclude and how do you want the results of the test skewed... I can write a test to exclude any individual or group you'd like. James > > Vox
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