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From: macak@lakesys.lakesys.com (James Macak)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Disinfectant 1.6
Summary: No v. 1.6, rather v. 1.5 is current
Message-ID: <1582@lakesys.lakesys.com>
Date: 18 Jan 90 14:45:51 GMT
References: <25b594c61b1@vms.huji.ac.il>
Reply-To: macak@lakesys.UUCP (James Macak)
Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In article <25b594c61b1@vms.huji.ac.il> RWERMAN@vms.huji.ac.il writes:

>   I have enjoyed using Disinfectant in it's earlier versions but
>since downloading version 1.6 [including WDEF virus protection], it
>refuses to pass ANY of my files.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.

>__Bob Werman

Sorry I can't suggest a solution to your problem (I think some more info would
be useful, like what kind of messages you are getting from Disinfectant), but
I can clear up one thing...

Version 1.6 of Disinfectant does not exist.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The latest release version of Disinfectant is v. 1.5.  I believe it should
carry a modification date (from Finder's "Get Info") of December 14, 1:02 PM.
(That's 1989, by the way!)

Version 1.5 of Disinfectant does include WDEF A and WDEF B virus detection and
removal capabilities.  Disinfectant does not "protect" against any virus.
(Granted this may be semantics, but we don't want to give anyone a false
sense of security.)  An example of virus "protection" utilities would be
GateKeeper and GateKeeper Aid.

Jim

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macak@lakesys.lakesys.com (James Macak)     "I'm curious, Doctor, why is it
      << All my own opinions. >>              called 'M-5' and not 'M-1'?"