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Gee, I thought that IP, BGP, DNS, ACLs, and so on worked the same for women as for men. One of the main reasons I'm on this list is to learn from the experiences and expertise of others - male -and- female. You're of course free to do as you wish, but I personally think the whole idea of a 'Women in Networking' list is absurd, revanchist, and sexist (to use the politically correct terminology currently in vogue amongst those who claim to be striving for 'equality', yet who seem to do everything they can to claim that they themselves have 'special needs' and so on, which of course undermines the rationale their supposedly egalitarian agenda). Technology works the same for everyone, regardless of gender, race, creed, or color; that's one of the beautiful things about it. Consciously erecting artificial boundaries where none need exist strikes me as being laughably archaic, and ultimately counterproductive. But, hey, what do I know? After all, I'm just a member of the oppressive patriachy, dedicated to keeping females barefoot, naked, and in the wiring-closet, right? Talk about your stereotyping. Sorry for the rant, but this sort of thing strikes me as being inimical to the spirit of the Net in general, and this list in particular. I'll shut up, now. --------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <[email protected]> // 818.535.5024 voice -----Original Message----- From: abha [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 1:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: attention net-grrls Hi NANOG! Sorry for the spam, but this seemed like the best place to post this message.... :) Some of us have been talking about this for years.... And it has been a long time in the making, but it is finally here... A mailing list for Women in Networking... Whoohoo... :) I hope this list develops into a useful forum and resource for all of us... A place to discuss, network, complain, vent, coordinate... Whatever... :) Thanks to many gracious folks, this list is now possible (Thanks, Steve. Thanks, Paul. And to my co-conspirators... Hi Cathy! Hi Eve!) Send "subscribe net-grrls" to [email protected] Please send me any comments, complaints, etc.... //abha ;)
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