RE: Bet on with my boss

[James <james () james-web net>]

IM/IRC/email also has the ability to copy/paste text, so it's a lot
easier than trying to tell someone something complex over the phone
(command to type in, circuit ID, TT# or such).

- James

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On 
> Behalf Of Stephen Sprunk
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:38 PM
> To: Pawlukiewicz Jane; nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Re: Bet on with my boss
>
>
>
> Thus spake "Pawlukiewicz Jane" <pawlukiewicz_jane () bah com>
> > How important is the phone to you? I mean, given some 
> situation that 
> > arises, can we solve it without the phones?
> >
> > Just curious.
>
> The problem is typically locating the person you need to 
> communicate with, not the medium.
>
> Telephone has the advantage of speed, and IM/IRC has the 
> advantage of easy multitasking.  Probably a draw in many situations.
>
> S