Announcing new SF Real Cases mailing list

From: Topi Ylinen (topi.ylinen_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 10/21/05

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    Real Cases Mailing List - Charter V1.0

    Objective
    This charter sets out the lists operating rules for both posting
    and moderating.
    Information about subscribing, unsubscribing and the archives can
    be found at the end of this charter.

    Background

    This list is moderated by Topi Ylinen (topi.ylinen@hushmail.com),
    who is the CISO at a European localization service. This mailing
    list is intended for infosec professionals and others who need
    information on and/or want to discuss real infosec incidents. The
    difference to the existing Incidents mailing list (which is for
    technical issues) is that the Real Cases mailing list has a wider,
    more management-oriented perspective.

    What is appropriate content?

    The Real Cases mailing list is a forum for the discussion of
    infosec violations, incidents and court cases from the infosec
    management perspective. Here are some examples of what would
    constitute appropriate content:

    Infosec crime: News headlines on real cases. How do infosec
    criminals and blackhats operate today?
    Legislation and court cases: What are the applicable laws? When and
    how to report an incident to the authorities? How did things turn
    out in the court?
    International issues: The differences in legislation and IT
    cultures. What if the perpetrator is operating from a different
    country?
    Trends and statistics: What are the current trends in infosec
    crime? What kind of incidents cause the greatest corporate losses?
    When discussing a case, it is acceptable to cover the technical
    aspects, but purely technical topics should be taken to other
    lists, such as the Incidents mailing list.

    Whitepapers that deal with the relevant content may be posted.
    Papers that require a user to register before downloading or
    receiving the paper must NOT be posted and will be rejected.

    Guidelines for Posting

    All postings should be polite, non-personal and contain no
    defamatory or derogatory comments or foul language
    All posting must be commercial / marketing free (discrete footnotes
    and email signatures are acceptable)
    All postings must be in English
    Everyone has an equal voice and all posts will be approved as long
    as they post within the bounds of this charter.
    Only posts in text will be approved. No HTML!
    Please keep in mind that the list will be universally accessible.
    When discussing a real crime case, it may be wise not to divulge
    any actual names, IP addresses or other uniquely identifying
    information.

    Guidelines for Moderating
    The moderator has sole and full discretion over what is appropriate
    content and what is not. We reserve the right to reject any message
    however in general all posts will be approved as long as they post
    within the bounds of this charter.

    Conflict Resolution
    From time to time people may feel that a post was either approved
    that shouldn't have been or a post was not approved that should
    have been. The appropriate way to deal with all moderation and list
    management issues is to:

    1. Refer to this charter.
    2. If you still feel a mistake has been made then you should mail
    the moderator (topi.ylinen@hushmail.com) offline, explain your
    concerns and discuss the issue.
    3. If you still feel a mistake has been made you should send the
    offline email discussion thread with the moderator along with your
    reasons why you feel this is not appropriate to Dave Ahmad
    (da@securityfocus.com) and copy the moderator.

    If you are ever unsure if you should post or feel there is a
    justified reason why you are posting outside of the charters scope,
    you can mail the moderator for advice prior to posting.

    List Management

    How do I subscribe?
    Send an e-mail message to realcases-subscribe@securityfocus.com.
    The contents of the subject or message body do not matter. You will
    receive a confirmation request message to which you will have to
    answer.

    How do I unsubscribe?
    Send an e-mail message to realcases-unsubscribe@securityfocus.com
    from the subscribed address. The contents of the subject or message
    body do not matter. You will receive a confirmation request message
    to which you will have to answer.

    If your email address has changed email listadmin@securityfocus.com
    and ask to be manually removed.

    How do I disable mail delivery temporarily?
    Unsubscribe from the list and resubscribe to start receiving
    mailing list traffic again.

    Is the list available in a digest format?
    Yes.

    How do I subscribe to the digest?
    Send an e-mail message to realcases-digest-
    subscribe@securityfocus.com. The contents of the subject or message
    body do not matter. You will receive a confirmation request message
    to which you will have to answer.

    How do I unsubscribe from the digest?
    Send an e-mail message to realcases-digest-
    unsubscribe@securityfocus.com from the subscribed address. The
    contents of the subject or message body do not matter. You will
    receive a confirmation request message to which you will have to
    answer.

    I seem to not be able to unsubscribe. What is going on?
    You are probably subscribed from a different address than that from
    which you are sending commands to the list from. Either send an
    email from the appropriate address or email
    listadmin@securityfocus.com to be unsubscribed manually.

    Can you add a tag like "[realcases]" to the subject line of each
    message? Not at this time. How can I tell whether I am subscribed
    to the list?
    Send an e-mail message to realcases-query@securityfocus.com. If you
    want to test whether you are subscribed to the digest send an e-
    mail message to realcases-digest-query@securityfocus.com.

    Topi Ylinen
    Moderator, Securityfocus Real Cases Mailing List

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