Let me offer an argument for not rejecting the "help, what do I do" messages out of hand. One of the useful educational aspects of this list for me has been watching the posted responses to such messages. You are quite right that the responses that come back from posters to questions from the list are often not very informative. However, the questions that members of the list ask in and of themselves can be quite valuble. Different questions about a vauge problem can communicate a lot about how people who work on incident response approach problems and some of the differences in opinion between members of the community. Reducing the number of information poor postings on the list might well be a very good thing, but consider that there might be some value to such postings. Merry Snailing, -Paul ------------- Paul J. Morris Biodiversity Information Manager, The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA, 19103, USA moleat_private 1-215-299-1161 AA3SD PGP public key available ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attend the Black Hat Briefings & Training, July 28 - 31 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical IT security event! 10 tracks, 15 training sessions, 1,800 delegates from 30 nations including all of the top experts, from CSO's to "underground" security specialists. See for yourself what the buzz is about! Early-bird registration ends July 3. This event will sell out. www.blackhat.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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