**************************************************************************** >C O M P U T E R U N D E R G R O U N D< >D I G E S T< *** Volume 2, Issue #2.18 (December 28, 1990) ** **************************************************************************** MODERATORS: Jim Thomas / Gordon Meyer (TK0JUT2@NIU.bitnet) ARCHIVISTS: Bob Krause / Alex Smith PERIPATETIC GADFLY: Brendan Kehoe USENET readers can currently receive CuD as alt.society.cu-digest. COMPUTER UNDERGROUND DIGEST is an open forum dedicated to sharing information among computerists and to the presentation and debate of diverse views. CuD material may be reprinted as long as the source is cited. Some authors, however, do copyright their material, and those authors should be contacted for reprint permission. It is assumed that non-personal mail to the moderators may be reprinted unless otherwise specified. Readers are encouraged to submit reasoned articles relating to the Computer Underground. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DISCLAIMER: The views represented herein do not necessarily represent the views of the moderators. Contributors assume all responsibility for assuring that articles submitted do not violate copyright protections. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CONTENTS: File 1: Moderators' Corner File 2: From the Mailbag File 3: Computers Under Attack File 4: CU Resources in Germany File 5: Trade Secrets; When are they Bad? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ******************************************************************** *** CuD #2.18: File 1 of 5: Moderator's corner *** ******************************************************************** From: Moderators Subject: Moderators' Corner Date: December 28, 1990 ++++++++++ In this file: 1. FTP FILES 2. RESOURCES OF CU INTEREST ++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ FTP Files +++++++++++++++++++++ The FTP archives are steadily growing. They include Network Information Access (NIA), a few new CU magazines, and a variety of computer crime statutes (state, federal, foreign), and a few new papers written by law students and attorneys. Thanks to all those who send material along. If you submit a long paper (20 pages or more), please be sure the format is complete (biblio and footnotes not excluded if cited in the text) and line length is not over 80 characters per line. Papers should be of publishable quality and not simply stream-of-consciousness opinion. If you're not sure if your paper is appropriate, send it along anyway. Papers should be timely or of historical/archival value, and not something you happened across on a BBS somewhere that is dated. -------------------- Resources Worth Looking At -------------------- There are a number of first-rate resources available on the nets for computerists of all stripes. Among those of particular value include: 1. TAP MAGAZINE: TAP contains a variety of information and can be obtained for only a postage stamp for each issue from: TAP PO Box 20264 Louisville, KY 40250 2. 2600 Magazine: 2600 covers a broad range of topics, ranging from technical material to political analysis. It is published quarterly in hardcopy format. It also holds periodic meetings and is an excellent resource for information of relevance to a variety of interests. 2600 Magazine can be reached at: 2600@well.sf.ca.us OR 2600 EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT P.O. BOX 99, MIDDLE ISLAND, NY 11953 3. EFF DIGEST: The Electronic Frontier Foundation's first issue of EFF Digest is out, and it is essential reading for those keeping up with the the specifics of EFF activity as well as for following legal cases and other issues affecting the computer world. The first issue provides a detailed summary of the EFF goals and activities to date. E-mail subscription requests: effnews-request@eff.org Editorial submissions: effnews@eff.org Or: Electronic Frontier Foundation 155 Second St. Cambridge, MA 02141 (617) 864-0665 (617) 864-0866 (fax) 4. BMUG (Berkeley Macintosh Users' Group) Magazine: Don't be deceived by the name. BMUG contains a variety of articles relevant to all computerists and is well worth reading. The Fall/Winter 1990 issue of the BMUG newsletter will be available as of February, 1991. Cost is $25 (comes with 6 month BMUG membership). To subscribe, call BMUG at (415) 549-BMUG. 5. PHRACK CLASSIC: What can we say? Contact them at pc@well.sf.ca.us 6. TELECOM DIGEST: TCD, edited by Pat Townson, focuses primarily on telecom issues of all kinds (technical, legal, rumor, facts, news articles). During a period of hot topics, several issues can come out in a day. Pat chases down rumors, keeps posts relevant, and has established TCD as the premier e-mail source for telecom information. There is also an ftp site for back issues. To subscribe, contact: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu 7. NIA: Network Information Access, although fairly new, has published 68 issues to date. The first issues were relative short, but, beginning with #68, the issues will be longer and provide a variety of detailed technical and other information. For more information, drop a note to: elisem@nuchcat.sccsi.com 8. NEWSBYTES: The Newsbytes News Network is an electronic news service dealing solely with technology issues. It is published daily on GEnie and is available in a semi-weekly format on Dialog, America On-Line, NewsNet and a Japanese newsnetwork. Excerpts are also downloaded for publication by Newspapers throughout the country (such as Computer Currents). The service is international and has bureaus from Moscow to Sydney, Australia. For more information, contact: mcmullen@well.sf.ca.us; CompuServe - 70210,172; GEnie - nb.nyc; AppleLink -- x1888 and MCI - 316-9687 with any comments or additions. There are other good resources out there, and we will include them in future issues. There are also a number of good BBSs with extensive collections of text files or discussion sections (Ripco, The Well, The Works, Face-to-Face), and we will list a few of them next month. If you know of exceptional boards worth mentioning, pass the names and numbers along. ******************************************************************** >> END OF THIS FILE << ***************************************************************************  Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253 12yrs+