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From: Adam.Frix@p2.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: System 6.0.5/IIfx
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Date: 16 Sep 90 20:33:51 GMT
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Chris Johnson writes in a message on 14 Sep 90:

CJ>  I hate to say this, but I feel I'm entitled to under the circumstances:

CJ>  
CJ>  This posting is for Mac users who use any software.  Please 
CJ>  remember that it is always important to use the latest versions, 
CJ>  and that bug reports without version numbers are nearly useless. 
CJ>   Before concluding there's a problem with any product, make 
CJ>  sure you are using the current version. 
CJ>  Having gotten that public service message out of my system let 
CJ>  me  explain what's going on with the aforementioned IIfx vs. 
CJ>  Gatekeeper Aid problem. 
CJ>  The aforementioned IIfx user is almost certainly using Gatekeeper 
CJ>  Aid  version 1.0 which has not been the current version since 
CJ>  mid- to late- December of 1988 when version 1.0.1 was released. 
CJ>   Version 1.0.2 has since been released (August 5th) to make 
CJ>  further improvements. 
CJ>  If you use Gatekeeper Aid, but do not have version 1.0.2, please 
CJ>  upgrade as soon as possible.  If you have Gatekeeper Aid 1.0.2 
CJ>  and you've encountered problems, please let me know and I'll 
CJ>  gladly attempt to correct them. 
CJ>  The tedious details follow: 
CJ>  Gatekeeper Aid 1.0 was released in early December of 1988 to 
CJ>  deal with the WDEF A & B (and hypothetical related viruses) 
CJ>  which were able to bypass Gatekeeper's conventional protection 
CJ>  mechanisms.

ummm..Chris, I hate to say this, you being the one who wrote GateKeeper and
all, but I feel I'm entitled to:  don't you mean that GK Aid 1.0.1 was released
in December, _1989_?  (Not 1988.)  That's when WDEF became the rage on campus
sites all over...

--Adam--
 

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