[37891] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: EMAIL != FTP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (deeann mikula)
Fri May 25 11:31:34 2001
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 11:22:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: deeann mikula <deeann@telerama.com>
To: Sabri Berisha <sabri@bit.nl>
Cc: <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Fri, 25 May 2001, Sabri Berisha wrote:
> > Second, an average user probably wouldn't have the skill.
>
> Then he/she should learn. I don't buy a car if I can't drive. I'm sorry
> for comparing internetworking with driving a car but I feel that FTP'ing
> is a basic skill if you want to use the internet in a professional way
uh, when is the last time that you worked the front line of an ISP?
most people have never even heard of FTP. i almost spewed my orange
juice all over my desk when i read that paragraph. :)
unfortunately, i have accepted the fact that there is no stopping
customers from emailing 10MB (and larger!) files, they can just go to
our competition if we prevent it.
i bitch, moan, and insist that the front line kids give the "email !=
FTP speech," but we continue to permit it. *sigh*
unless we go back in time and re-do the protocols, and re-educate
newbies before setting them lose on the 'net, i don't think that we
are going to stop people from emailing what should be FTP'd.
deeann m.m. mikula
director of operations
telerama public access internet
http://www.telerama.com
1.877.688.3200
