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RFC 1244 Site Security Handbook July 1991
3.9.7.1 Security Mailing Lists
The UNIX Security mailing list exists to notify system
administrators of security problems before they become common
knowledge, and to provide security enhancement information. It
is a restricted-access list, open only to people who can be
verified as being principal systems people at a site. Requests
to join the list must be sent by either the site contact listed
in the Defense Data Network's Network Information Center's (DDN
NIC) WHOIS database, or from the "root" account on one of the
major site machines. You must include the destination address
you want on the list, an indication of whether you want to be
on the mail reflector list or receive weekly digests, the
electronic mail address and voice telephone number of the site
contact if it isn't you, and the name, address, and telephone
number of your organization. This information should be sent
to SECURITY-REQUEST@CPD.COM.
The RISKS digest is a component of the ACM Committee on
Computers and Public Policy, moderated by Peter G. Neumann. It
is a discussion forum on risks to the public in computers and
related systems, and along with discussing computer security
and privacy issues, has discussed such subjects as the Stark
incident, the shooting down of the Iranian airliner in the
Persian Gulf (as it relates to the computerized weapons
systems), problems in air and railroad traffic control systems,
software engineering, and so on. To join the mailing list,
send a message to RISKS-REQUEST@CSL.SRI.COM. This list is also
available in the USENET newsgroup "comp.risks".
The VIRUS-L list is a forum for the discussion of computer
virus experiences, protection software, and related topics.
The list is open to the public, and is implemented as a
moderated digest. Most of the information is related to
personal computers, although some of it may be applicable to
larger systems. To subscribe, send the line:
SUB VIRUS-L your full name
to the address LISTSERV%LEHIIBM1.BITNET@MITVMA.MIT.EDU. This
list is also available via the USENET newsgroup "comp.virus".
The Computer Underground Digest "is an open forum dedicated to
sharing information among computerists and to the presentation
and debate of diverse views." While not directly a security
list, it does contain discussions about privacy and other
security related topics. The list can be read on USENET as
alt.society.cu-digest, or to join the mailing list, send mail
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