Administrivia: slow moderation, running with scissors, managing your subscriptions

[Andrew van der Stock <vanderaj () greebo net>]

Hi there,

** Moderation **

I'm off to Sydney for a few days, so list administration (such as it is :) will be slower than normal. I'll try to look 
at it once per day, but don't be surprised if that doesn't happen for a day or so. 

All should be well again by the weekend. 


** Running with scissors - or beware of my approval process **

I approve pretty much anything that's on topic for web application security. I'm here to keep posts on topic, nothing 
more nothing less. I don't censor naughty words nor do I block posts that have hostile links that will steal your 
identity, or buy all the Yugo's on eBay, or make you like Rebecca Black on Facebook, or all three.

If a post has links to a hostile web page or demo, well that's pretty much the point of this list. I expect readers to 
be professional and cautious of any untrustworthy links or links to the latest exploit vectors. 

I think most of you are in the web app sec profession, and thus I expect you to wear the special safety googles and tin 
foil underwear, and obviously take decent backups when dealing with unexpected or potential pwnage. If you don't, well 
you will after the first time.

I'm not your last line of anti-virus / anti-malware defenses. Moreover, new research and techniques posted here is 
simply unlikely to trigger A/V defenses - AS IT'S NEW! - so you should always be careful when clicking links and 
checking out the latest and greatest hostile awfulness on the Interwebs. 

Click links at your own risk. Do as I do - copy and paste URLs in a throw away VM. I must also warn you that I only do 
this about 5-10% of the time as I generally don't inspect links before approving posts unless a post piques my 
interest. My interests almost certainly do not coincide with yours. For instance, I like to watch old computers boot 
and see how other authors have their workspace set up. YMMV. 


** Managing your subscriptions **

Just a gentle reminder not to send me or the list unsubscribe requests as I don't have the privileges to do that, nor 
will I approve such posts. To avoid disappointment, you can manage your subscriptions here:

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive

Type in your e-mail address and click subscribe or unsubscribe depending on what you want to join or leave. It'll show 
you the lists you're subscribed to currently, and from there you can manage your subscriptions. There's some new mail 
lists, so you might want to pick up a few more if you don't already have way too many e-mails per day. 

thanks,
Andrew


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