  P.Eng Mail The vast majority of readers who responded to our
story about Canadian engineers objecting to vendor exams
conferring "engineer" status support the Canadian stance.  The
Canadian professional engineers' association has asked Microsoft
not to describe Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers - people
who have passed the vendor's exam - as engineers. That needs a
full P.Eng, they say.  Such requirements are common in some
American states, too, you tell us, and in Germany, France, New
Zealand and South Africa.  "Engineers develop new products and
any holder of a P.Eng is legally liable for any damages that may
result from using those products, be it a toaster that catches
fire or a bridge that collapses. This responsibility to the
public good is what sets engineers apart," writes John Kuhne
from Toronto.  "In comparison, someone who holds an MCSE is
merely a technician. They know how to use a specific set of
tools, and can troubleshoot computer systems that other, more
capable people have designed for