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From: lef@raybed2.UUCP (LEE FYOCK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Usenet idea vs. SAM
Keywords: SAM virus
Message-ID: <1392@raybed2.UUCP>
Date: 18 Oct 89 20:33:41 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Raytheon Co., Bedford, Mass.
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I remember quite a while ago, someone said, "Hey, wouldn't it be
neat if there were a virus checker that would scan floppies as
they were inserted?"  The general consensus seemed to be "Nah,
that'd take too long."  Some time later, SAM Intercept comes out
on the market, and wow, it doesn't take so long after all.  Was
this coincidence, foreknowledge on the original poster's part,
or Symantec picking up a good idea?

I'm not flaming Symantec.  On the contrary, SAM has an excellent
interface and performs its job extremely well.



Lee Fyock                          Raytheon MSD
lef@raybed6.RAY.COM                Advanced Systems Section
lef%raybed6.RAY.COM@cs.uiuc.edu