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From: dinl!hull@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Jeff Hull)
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Subject: A Taxonomy of "Electronic Biologicals" (Was: Net Hormones)
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Date: 13 Jun 89 16:01:07 GMT
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In article <0001.8906122012.AA00724@ubu.CC.Lehigh.EDU>
Dr. David S. Stodolsky <@uunet.uu.net:stodol@diku.dk>
responds to earlier discussions and questions raised by
Chris McDonald <cmcdonal@wsmr-emh10.army.mil> regarding Dr.
Stodolsky's paper "Net hormones: Part 1 - Infection control assuming
cooperation among computers "

In an article that I haven't seen yet, D. Platt discusses biological
analogues for software.  [ Platt, D. (1989b, May 10). Biological
analogues. Virus-L Digest , 2(112).]

At the 10th National Computer Security Conference (Oct 1987) a paper
was given on the Taxonomy of Computer Viruses.  In my opinion, that
paper should be expanded upon, developed into a comprehensive taxonomy
of computer software, and should be made available to every university
library and computer scientist.  My attention has been diverted to
other endeavors in the intervening year and a half, so possibly such
work is on-going without my being aware of it.  If so, would this
group kindly direct me.  If not, could we start such a compilation and
classification?


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