<tt><font size=2>From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs@anvilwalrusden.com></font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>> I believe that, if that is the plan for how the
Internet is going to<br>
> develop in the future, we are doomed. Services on the Internet
are<br>
> going to be run _decreasingly_ by experts, as nearly as I can tell.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>True. See most installs of M$ Exchange.</font></tt>
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> If we are relying on people looking at every knob and every default<br>
> setting, we are going to be sorely disappointed. (This is relevant
to<br>
> all services, including DNS, so I think it's appropriate for this<br>
> list.)<br>
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<br><tt><font size=2>At the ISC DNS class I took, the instructor described
most DNS admins as having learned from the "Tribal Elders". I
wish I had had an Elder to learn from. We had a consultant come in
and build/configure our first DNS servers and give a few hours of explanation
of how to add entries to the one zone. Thanks to Paul Albitz, Cricket
Liu and the 2nd edition (and later, the 4th edition) of the Grasshopper
Book, I managed not to blow up anything too seriously. After years
of going it mostly alone, the class validated a lot of what I had learned
and pointed out some better ways to do things.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I still would not consider myself an expert. Many
years ago, I came up with the title "Guru by Default" - someone
who everyone turns to, but only because they know a little bit more about
the subject, but not by much.</font></tt>
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