IHLS400@INDYCMS.BITNET (Holly Lee Stowe) (03/14/90)
>Alan Thew said: >>Why not create a second list, comp.virus.reports (and something like >>vrepor-l for bitnet users) so that those who want to monitor/report >>virus spread can do so, and others can chose not to read it? > >[Ed. That's pretty much what VALERT-L is for. It is not directly >cross-posted to a newsgroup, however, although I do re-post relevant >VALERT-L mail on VIRUS-L/comp.virus.] I was always under the impression that VALERT-L was primarily concerned with reports of NEW viruses, not infection tracking. Perhaps I was mistaken, but I think a third tracking-oriented list might well be of value to those who are truly interested in tracking. In that respect people who want/need to know about NEW viruses don't have to be inundated with reports of infections. - -Holly [Ed. VALERT-L is for reporting virus infections. The distinction between existing and new viruses was never made. However, I'm not fundamentally opposed to creating a list for tracking these things. If anyone wants to do that, I'd be glad to help them out as much as possible.] +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ Holly Lee Stowe | | @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ Bitnet: IHLS400@INDYCMS | | @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ IUPUI Computing Services | | @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@ 799 West Michigan Street | | Indiana U. - Purdue U. at Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN 46202 | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Friends don't let friends use DOS. - -=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-