[comp.virus] New mailing list for Macintosh security discussion

kovar@eclectic.com (05/22/91)

  I have established a mailing list for people interested in Macintosh
security. This can be used to:

	* Discuss existing security problems in various Macintosh applications.
	* Discuss security applications, hardware, and solutions.
	* Discuss potential problems and their solutions.
	* Announcements of new Macintosh viruses and virus control software.
	  (Discussion of viruses in depth should be carried out on
	  virus specific mailing lists.)
	* Just about anything else related to Macintosh security and
	  access control.

  With the arrival of System 7.0 and it's wealth of information sharing
facilities, Macintosh security has entered a new era. Originally you
only had to worry about someone getting into your Macintosh via the
keyboard, or stealing it outright. Now it's much easier to browse
through information on someone else's Macintosh over the network.

  If you're interested in joining the list, please send a message to:

	mac-security-request@eclectic.com

  Contributions to the list should go to:

	mac-security@eclectic.com

  At present, the list is unmoderated and will immediately distribute
any incoming messages to the list. If conditions change, the list will
change to a moderated list, a digest, or some other form. Also, we can
look into making it a newsgroup at some point but I'd like to start it
in this form and see what develops.

  Please redistribute this message, particularly to whoever maintains
the list-of-lists since I can't figure out how to get onto that list,
or even where it is.


- -David C. Kovar
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         "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission."