Return-Path: XPUM04@prime-a.central-services.umist.ac.uk Received: from G.SEI.CMU.EDU by ubu.cert.sei.cmu.edu (5.61/2.3) id AA04604; Wed, 20 Jun 90 17:35:08 -0400 Received: from SEI.CMU.EDU by g.sei.cmu.edu (5.61/2.5) id AA07254; Wed, 20 Jun 90 17:35:08 -0400 Received: from nsfnet-relay.ac.uk by sei.cmu.edu (5.61/2.3) id AA23640; Wed, 20 Jun 90 17:35:04 -0400 Received: from sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk by vax.NSFnet-Relay.AC.UK via Janet with NIFTP id aa23708; 20 Jun 90 16:32 BST From: Anthony Appleyard To: DAVIDF@cs.heriot-watt.ac.uk Date: Wed, 20 Jun 90 16:39:12 BST Message-Id: <$TGWGCZNQBTVW at UMPA> Subject: Virus-L vol 0 issue #1109 Virus-L Digest Wed, 9 Nov 88, Volume 0 : Issue #1109 Today's Topics Virus class Administrative announcement. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 9 Nov 88 09:01:44 EST From: "Prof Arthur I. Larky" Subject: Virus class >From: Dimitri Vulis >MIS week, vol 9, no 35 (aug 29 this year) had a first-page feature blasting >the Computer Virus Industry Association and its leader John McAfee. >(the later also runs the National Bulletin Board Society) >There was also some negative stuff in PC WEEK. >The article is pretty long; if there is sufficient interest, I'll key >in a digest. >By the way, this coming Friday I'm giving a talk in class about computer viri; >are there any suggestions as to what I should say? >-Dimitri I suggest a good dose of ethics and why virii are dangerous. Last week's episode was a good example of how even a 'benign' virus (worm, actually) can cause major harm because the writer didn't anticipate its effect on other computers. The corolary to TINSTAAFL is: There Is No Such Thing As A Safe Virus. Art Larky, Lehigh University Computer Science & Electrical Engineering Dept -------------------- Date: Wed, 9 Nov 88 11:16:26 EST From: Ken van Wyk Subject: Administrative announcement. Dear Readers: In an effort to improve the quality of VIRUS-L, I've decided to start digestifying VIRUS-L. Please note that it is not my intention to censor submissions, merely to weed out irrelevant ones (e.g., one-liners like "SIGNOFF VIRUS-L", ASCII pictures like the ones we all read recently, identical submissions). Also, rest assured that VIRUS-L will continue to be distributed in a timely manner. Urgent messages (virus warnings, etc.) will be distributed as soon as possible, and separately from actual digests, which will go out once a day, if any incoming mail exists. I hope that in doing this, the quality of VIRUS-L will continue to improve. Note that GNU EMACS (rmail) users can undigestify individual digests with an "M-X undigestify" command while reading their mail. As always, I invite your comments and suggestions. This should be the last non-digestified message (other than any future urgent announcements) to go out. Regards, Ken Kenneth R. van Wyk Calvin: (hammer hammer hammer ...) User Services Senior Consultant Mom: Calvin, what are you DOING to the Lehigh University Computing Center coffee table?! Internet: Calvin: Is this some sort of trick BITNET: question? -------------------- *** end of Virus-L issue ***