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Today, Tuesday, November 30th is National Computer Security Day. You have
your data today, will you still have it tomorrow ?  Will you be the only
one who has it ? Will it be the same data as it ever was, or will it have
taken on some strange mysterious force ? Will you login tomorrow and
discover that your e-mail has been abducted by creatures from outer space
who have turned the messages into Rigulean? 


There are some simple things you can do ... 


[] Did you leave your diskettes in the car last night ? 

	Bad idea. Diskettes are happy in normal temperatures, but are
	not at all adapted to Vermont's cold or Nevada's heat.  Don't
	leave your disks out at night. 


[] Do you make regular backup copies of your important work ? 

	A "backup" is a copy of your important work somewhere else; 
	usually kept in a safe place. If you spill coffee or sprite on one disk,
	the other disk will be safe -- if it is out of range of
	the spill. 


[] Do you run anti-virus software on your PC ? 

   You should use Network Associates Virus Toolkit
   Get it at ftp://ftp.uvm.edu/pub/antivirus/

[] Do you let friends use your account ? 

   Another bad idea. Even good friends can accidentally erase e-mail,
   files, or change important configuration parameters. Worse, sometimes
   good friends turn bad. 


[] Do you have a secure password? 

   If it's a word in a dictionary, if it's a common nickname or the
   name of your someone close to you, if it's written down in your
   notebook along with other important data, it's not secure !  And
   remember to change your password often, just for safety's sake.


[] Do you know how to change your password? 

   On a Unix system like zoo, you would use the "passwd" command.


REMEMBER -- safe data is happy data. Keep your data happy, and you will
be happy too !