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- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 88 07:54:52 EST
- Reply-To: Virus Discussion List <VIRUS-L@LEHIIBM1>
- Sender: Virus Discussion List <VIRUS-L@LEHIIBM1>
- From: Ken van Wyk <luken@SPOT.CC.LEHIGH.EDU>
- Subject: Summary of VIRUS-L usefulness request
-
- Shortly after the recent Internet Worm episode, I asked the VIRUS-L
- readers for their input as to how useful and timely they felt the
- information here on VIRUS-L was. I'd like to thank everyone who
- replied to me! If I didn't reply to you personally, I still greatly
- appreciated your input! I've also received dozens of comments on the
- new digest format, almost all of which have been very positive.
- Thanks to all who commented on that too!
-
- The outcome was predominantly that the information from VIRUS-L was
- useful in clarifying what people were reading in the media, and ranged
- from being very timely to not timely enough. A lot here has to do
- with network location; some sites receive messages almost immediately,
- while others take up to a couple of days (!) to get their mail from
- VIRUS-L. Also, some of the info that went out was reposted from RISKS
- and/or the TCP-IP group; readers of those groups naturally read those
- postings there first. In addition, most readers weren't overly
- concerned with the multiple postings at the time.
-
- So what does all of this mean? Well, the networks themselves aren't
- always as fast as we'd like for them to be for one thing. Beyond
- that, I'm not really too sure. I'd like to think that VIRUS-L is a
- healthy, unrestricted vehicle for discussing the issues at hand, and I
- think that the comments, in general, confirmed that. Several readers
- said that most of the issues discussed here pertain primarily to
- microcomputers (PC and Mac et al). I suppose that's been the case by
- and large. I'd like to see that expand a bit into the network and
- Unix world. Comments and suggestions?
-
- Thanks again for all the feedback!
-
- Ken
-
-
-
- Kenneth R. van Wyk Calvin: Mom, I'm going to grow a LONG
- User Services Senior Consultant beard like the guys in ZZ Top!
- Lehigh University Computing Center Mom: That's great Calvin, do it!
- Internet: <luken@Spot.CC.Lehigh.EDU> Calvin: Wow, I thought she'd put up more
- BITNET: <LUKEN@LEHIIBM1> of a fuss than that!
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- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 88 08:57:17 EST
- Reply-To: VIRUS-L@IBM1.CC.LEHIGH.EDU
- Sender: Virus Discussion List <VIRUS-L@LEHIIBM1>
- Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was virus-l@SPOT.CC.LEHIGH.EDU
- From: "The Moderator Kenneth R. van Wyk" <LUKEN@IBM1.CC.LEHIGH.EDU>
- Subject: VIRUS-L Digest V1 #13
-
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- VIRUS-L Digest Friday, 18 Nov 1988 Volume 1 : Issue 13
-
- Today's Topics:
- recovery from the pit
- SALAMI SLICING
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- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 88 18:19:46 EST
- From: "Homer W. Smith" <CTM@CORNELLC>
- Subject: recovery from the pit
-
- I agree (as should be obvious by now) that resources of hackers
- should be tapped before they go over the edge.
-
- I just want to make it more clear that having a professional job
- is not of itself sufficient. These guys need a job CRASHING
- COMPUTERS. They gotta be doing what they do best.
- If they are gonna do it anyways, it might as well be on our side.
- I know I will be silently or openly flamed for this but though I will
- say it anyhow.
-
- IF YOU CANT BEAT THEM, MANAGE THEM.
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