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Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN
From: Scott Francis <darkuncle () darkuncle net>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 20:34:17 -0700
On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 12:16:48PM -0700, chris () bblabs com said: [snip]
This brings up a good point about IM. IMHO, IM is a security risk and I am establishing a company standard where users behind the firewall are prohibited from using IM, IRC, and peer-to-peer file sharing programs. My opinion is that these types of programs contribute more to lack of productivity than to real problem solving. So my question for the group is, do chat programs (IM, IRC, yahoo) serve a substantial network support purpose or are they more of a distraction, allowing staff to communicate with friends, relatives, drifters, interlopers on company time?
Do such things contribute to time not spent on purely company-focused efforts? Undoubtedly. Is such lost time offset by happy employees? I think so. Additionally, I know I for one have picked up at _least_ as much useful knowledge from idling among really smart folk on IRC as I have from any other public forum, mailing lists included. IRC can be an _excellent_ forum for education. Like any tool, the utility or hazard mainly depends on those using it. I'm not sure the time you will gain by flatly denying use of these common tools to be worth the ill will garnered. Just my opinion, of course. -- -= Scott Francis || darkuncle (at) darkuncle (dot) net =- GPG key CB33CCA7 has been revoked; I am now 5537F527 illum oportet crescere me autem minui
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- Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Scott Francis (Jun 26)
- RE: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Jim Popovitch (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Grant A. Kirkwood (Jun 26)
- RE: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Daniel Golding (Jun 26)
- RE: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Scott Weeks (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Scott Call (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Anthony Pardini (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Pawlukiewicz Jane (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is IM? was RE: How important is the PSTN Scott Francis (Jun 26)
- RE: How important is the PSTN Jim Popovitch (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is the PSTN Scott Francis (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is the PSTN Jason Lewis (Jun 26)
- Re: How important is the PSTN Pawlukiewicz Jane (Jun 26)