GRAHAM@pisces.rutgers.edu (Peter S. Graham) (12/24/89)
I have two questions which the digest has probably dealt with but for newcomers might be worth responding to again: 1. Does the Digest provide a way to query the effectiveness of commercial antivirus programs against known viruses? --e.g., a kind of table with commercial (or other published programs) across the top and known viruses down the side and an X at the intersection if the program handles it. This would be a real service. 2. Does this Digest have a formal feedback mechanism to commercial and other antivirus program developers, so that they get a sense of what needs to be done and pronto? Or do we know that they are all members of the listserv and we leave it at that, depending on laissez-faire economics? As a new reader I appreciate the service and the effort that goes into it. Peter Graham Associate Vice President for Information Services Rutgers University / New Jersey [Ed. To answer 1., there have been various informal product reviews sent in to the VIRUS-L digest by various readers (perhaps someone out there has put them together in one doc?) as well as pointers to other reviews (e.g., PC Mag). The digest does not offer a formal feedback mechanism. However, numerous shareware and commercial anti-virus product vendors to monitor and (in some cases) contribute to the digest. Feedback sent to the digest does reach them.]