info-vax@ucbvax.UUCP (11/14/85)
Bob Page writes: >Since INFO-VAX is essentially INFO-VMS, we can assume that the system >managers have access to account SYSTEM. Most of us probably have SYSTEM >mail forwarded to our account anyway, so INFO-VAX-SECURITY (I think it would >be a great idea, by the way) should *ONLY* be mailed to SYSTEM on any host. >Those without access to the SYSTEM account probably shouldn't have access >to INFO-VAX-SECURITY anyway. Excellent idea! The only change I'd suggest is do NOT use the account name "SYSTEM" --- I'm sure many sites have already forwarded mail to SYSTEM for other reasons, not necessarily coincident with the reasons presented here (We use SYSTEM as a mailbox for user pleas for help...) Use something like INFO-VAX-SECURITY, or something equally unlikely to conflict with an existing name. Individual sites would set user forwarding address as they see fit (use: MAIL> SET FORW/USER=INFO-VAX-SECURITY "_SYSTEM,CHIEFGURU,HACKER1" Note the leading '_' to prevent re-forwarding to any mail address called 'SYSTEM') We get our INFO-VAX mail this way, incidentally --- very useful mechanism My vote is "let's do it!" Gordon Howell (Misty Dragon E.) engvax!gordon@CIT-VAX.ARPA