In <199611151336.IAA00800@clipper.hq.tis.com>, on 11/15/96 at 08:35 AM, Jody C Patilla <jcp@tis.com> said: :> "The Top Ten Corporate Security Needs of MIS" :> :Since Mark Riggins wants free assistance in doing his marketing research, :I can certainly oblige, but I would have to say that my clients tell me :there are only three things they want: :1. Total security. :2. Totally transparent access from everywhere. :3. And all of it for free. :and there you have it, sports fans! :- jcp ...truer words were never spoken; and, when there is a problem, the man will call up and say "It dont work!..." to which you ask: "OK, _what_ does not work?..." and this sequence is repeated again and again -ad nauseum-- "..._IT_ dont work! I keep telling you!" The call escalates all the way to your head freak, who has never suffered fools well... (and should never be permitteed to talk to a real customer, much less a prospective customer)... The probably simple problem (Maybe ...it was unplugged?) is resolved by the guru asking the client: "...why in the fuck would you do something as 'stupid and ignorant' as _that_?!?). Of course, the resolution is a lost customer.... "Minor problem,.." says the guru: "he's a jerk, we dont need him...." And, redder than a russian beet, cradling the talking instrument with plastic shattering impact, our beloved peter-principle corporate honcho screams at his staff: "...I told you stupid nerds you should have gone with Bill Gates --someone smart!" -attila -- Cyberspace and Information are Freedom! FUCK your WIPO, too. -attila