Xref: utzoo comp.sys.atari.st:14864 comp.sys.apple:11378 comp.sys.mac:28908 comp.sys.ibm.pc:26449 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!lll-winken!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!ts From: ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.apple,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Virus 101: Chapter 3 Message-ID: <16144@cup.portal.com> Date: 23 Mar 89 11:09:51 GMT References: <4035@ttidca.TTI.COM> <11179@ut-emx.UUCP> <7494@boulder.Colorado.EDU> <15978@cup.portal.com> <9881@smoke.BRL.MIL> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 9 This debate seems to be between two viewpoints. The first is that security information should be limited to those who are responsible for maintaining security. The second is that it should be freely available. Why not do both? Release the information first just to security people. Then after a few weeks or months, release it to everyone. Tim Smith