Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!gatech!bloom-beacon!usc!polyslo!vlsi3b15!vax1.cc.lehigh.edu!ubu.cc.lehigh.edu!virus-l From: NEWTON@NBSENH.BITNET (Barry L. Newton) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Naming confusion Message-ID: <0003.8906121206.AA02017@ubu.CC.Lehigh.EDU> Date: 10 Jun 89 03:43:00 GMT Sender: Virus Discussion List Reply-To: VIRUS-L@IBM1.CC.Lehigh.EDU Lines: 19 Approved: virus-l@ubu.cc.lehigh.edu Just as a thought, it shouldn't be too difficult to arrange something based on a date/time stamp placed upon any *new* virus mentioned on virus-l. This would naturally be based purely on the judgement, spare time and goodwill of the list moderator :-)...It could be as simple as a text file (document) listing virus-l reference name and known aliases (as they appear). If the aforementioned spare time (!) and good will stretch far enough, another useful add-on would be a cumulative list of virus-l references kept with each virus name entry. This is of course quite audacious to propose, but I think it would enhance the value of the list (and particularly the archives) considerably. It seems like a sufficiently worth-while effort that the member- ship might propose indexing the archives to their various employers as a project worthy of institutional support. (Money, labor, whatever.) I will. Barry L. Newton National Institute of Standards and Technology (Which is not responsible for my opinions, gaffes, or lapses in judgement)