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From: TBLAKE%BINGVAXA.BITNET@VMA.CC.CMU.EDU (Thomas R. Blake)
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Subject: Protecting Your User's Disks (Mac)
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Date: 24 Oct 89 20:32:00 GMT
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>(Prior to INIT29,  I had been advising my users that if they go
>to Kinko's they would be safe if they took only their data diskette.
>But if a data infection  can spread to their application disks,
>this would not be good advice.)
>
>Anyone got the REAL answer?

Well, I assume they're going to Kinko's to print.  (Yes/No?)  I'd say
if they write-protect their diskettes they have no need to worry.

Macintosh viruses will not spread to write-protected diskettes.

                                                Thomas R. Blake
                                                SUNY-Binghamton