PASS TO SITE/FACILITY/COMMAND INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY OFFICER
(ISSO), SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER (SSO), INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGER
(IRM) AND AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSOR (ADP) COORDINATORS
SUBJECT: ASSIST BULLETIN DISTRIBUTION VIA E-MAIL (AUTOMATED SYSTEM
SECURITY INCIDENT SUPPORT TEAM (ASSIST) BULLETIN 93-23).
1.  ASSIST IS COMPILING A LIST OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES THAT WILL BE USED
TO DISTRIBUTE UNCLASSIFIED ASSIST BULLETINS ON MILNET (INTERNET). 
THE E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION WILL BE IN ADDITION TO THE AUTODIN MESSAGE
SYSTEM AND BBS CURRENTLY BEING USED TO TRANSMIT THE BULLETINS.  USING
MILNET E-MAIL WILL ALLOW A WIDER DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, AND
SITES WILL GET ASSIST BULLETINS MORE QUICKLY BY UTILIZING THIS
CAPABILITY.
2.  IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ASSIST BULLETINS IN THIS MANNER, YOU MUST
HAVE ACCESS TO MILNET, AND AN ACCOUNT WITH AN E-MAIL ADDRESS.  ASSIST
PLANS ON IMPLEMENTING THIS SERVICE BY 1 OCTOBER 93, AND IS NOW
ACCEPTING E-MAIL ADDRESSES FROM PERSONS AND SITES THAT WISH TO BE
INCLUDED IN THE DISTRIBUTION LIST.  IF YOU WISH TO SUBMIT AN E-MAIL
ADDRESS FOR INCLUSION IN THE ASSIST DISTRIBUTION LIST, SEND THE
MILNET E-MAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU WANT ENTERED IN THE LIST TO: 
ASSIST-REQUEST@ASSIST.IMS.DISA.MIL (IP ADDRESS 137.130.26.114).
3.  ASSIST WILL BE USING THE INTERNET PRIVACY ENHANCED MAIL (PEM)
STANDARD, A PUBLIC KEY ENCRYPTION TOOL, TO DIGITALLY SIGN ALL
BULLETINS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED VIA E-MAIL.  USE OF PEM WILL ALLOW
RECIPIENTS TO VERIFY WITH A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT THE
INFORMATION ORIGINATED FROM ASSIST.  PEM IS COMPATIBLE WITH ALL E-
MAIL IMPLEMENTATIONS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, AND SITES NOT USING
PEM WILL BE ABLE TO READ BULLETINS THAT HAVE PEM DIGITAL SIGNATURES.
INFORMATION ON PEM CAN BE OBTAINED VIA ANONYNOUS FTP FROM NIC.DDN.MIL
(IP 192.112.36.5) IN THE /RFC DIRECTORY FILES RFC1421.TXT,
RFC1422.TXT, RFC1423.TXT, AND RFC1424.TXT.  THESE FILES CAN ALSO BE
DOWNLOADED FROM THE ASSIST BBS, WHICH CAN BE REACHED AT 703-756-
7993/4, DSN 289, IN THE "GENERAL INFORMATION" FILE SECTION.  PEM
SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FROM TRUSTED INFORMATION SYSTEMS (TIS) AT NO
COST, AND CAN BE OBTAINED VIA ANONYMOUS FTP FROM FTP.TIS.COM (IP
192.94.214.100).  NOTE: THE TIS SOFTWARE IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL
IMPLEMENTATIONS OF PEM CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, AND ADDITIONAL VERSIONS
ARE LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE FROM OTHER SOURCES IN THE FUTURE.
4.  POINT OF CONTACT:  ASSIST POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MATTER IS
PETE HAMMES, COMM (703) 756-7974 OR DSN 289-7974.  ASSIST CAN BE
REACHED 24 HOURS PER DAY, COMMERCIAL PAGER (800) SKY-PAGE (800-759-
7243), PIN NUMBER 2133937.  WHEN CALLING THE PAGER SERVICE, FOLLOW
THE AUTOMATED VOICE INSTRUCTIONS AND ENTER THE CALL BACK NUMBER AFTER
THE PROMPT.  THE ASSIST DUTY OFFICER WILL CALL YOU BACK WITHIN 30
MINUTES.  IF FASTER SERVICE IS REQUIRED, PREFIX YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
WITH "999", AND THE ASSIST DUTY OFFICER WILL CALL BACK WITHIN 5
MINUTES.  ASSIST CAN ALSO BE REACHED VIA E-MAIL AT
ASSIST@ASSIST.IMS.DISA.MIL, OR BY DIALING INTO THE ASSIST ELECTRONIC
BULLETIN BOARD AT (703) 756-7993/4, DSN 289, AND LEAVING A MESSAGE
FOR THE SYSOP.
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