Goodness! You wouldn't let the engineer drive the train. That's the train driver's job. Would you let an engineer run your network? Adrian > > Unfortunately, the English term can carry either of these meanings, > > depending largely on context. It is applied to people who drive > > trains (because they operate an "engine", to people who provide > > technical support, and also to people who design complex electrical or > > mechanical systems or structures. You have to know from context which > > is which. > > It's my (non-authoritative) understanding that the term engineer > originally meant someone who built engines (think seize engines, etc). > > When locomotive were first invented they were not very reliable so the > guy who drove them was a kind of 'field support engineer' and the name > engineer stuck. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf