Re: Listowner Skills [Was: list bombing]

[Rich Kulawiec]

On Sun, May 03, 1998 at 08:06:54AM -0400, murr rhame wrote:
> Technical skills:
> 
>    Use and understand the listowner commands for the server software
>    used by the list such as:
> [...]

Add:
        Judgement to decide when to use server software and when not to; or,
                in a related vein, which operations to automate and which to
                do manually.

        Understanding of limitations/bugs in various packages and ability
                to choose between packages.

        Basic understanding of SMTP protocol.

        Basic understanding of DNS (including MX records).

        Thorough understanding of RFC 822 headers.

        Understanding of the mechanisms and defenses against various
                forms of abuse, including mailbombing, forged subscriptions,
                etc.

        Knowledge of de facto conventions (e.g. "-request").

        Ability to use whois/traceroute and other network tools to find
        users, sites, admins, etc.

        Awareness of privacy/copyright/etc. issues which have varying
        impact on mailing list subscribers.

---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
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