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From: atkinsd@sol.cc.deakin.OZ.AU (Damon Atkins,Archimedes Services,0000,1111)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: ftp, Viruses & C, sending bin in ...acorn.bin.
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Date: 24 Jan 91 22:48:51 GMT
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       Contents :
            1 ......  ftp site 128.184.12.XX
            2 ......  Viruses & C & other arm code
            3 ......  Sending Binarys


1. I have heard second hand that the ftp site 128.184.12.XX,
    where XX is found to be normaly 50.
    {
    Login: anonymous  Password: ident
    or
    Login: ANONYMOUS  Password: IDENT
    }

    Will be closed in universal time (date -u)

    From Fri Jan 25 09:00:00 GMT 1991
    to   Sun Jan 27 22:00:00 GMT 1991

    Ftp sites time
    From Fri Jan 25 20:00:00 EST 1991
    To   Mon Jan 28  9:00:00 EST 1991

2.  Viruses & C & other arm code

     I have not heard about any viruses for the archimedes, but what i would
     like to discuss is stopping them.

     Things I feel that can be done to stop them.
        1 C If acorn was to introduce into it's next release 3.??
          a function to do a chksum and length check on C compiled
          code, then the c programme could put this function into
          his/her programme at a random place or something.

        2 Same for modules in compiled by C.

        3 I any one who right's any arm code should check it's file length
          as when any code is started argc[0] points to the path of the
          file allowing this. ( some might like to write a bit of code to
          emulate argc[0])

      Let's have a discussion on this any work out the best way to stop
      Viruses. Is this correct that a viruse must appear in module area,
      or application area, and if not where in memory.

3. Sending Binary's
      I would like to see when the new group starts using TextToFile and
      FileToText to send binaries as it is writen in basic V and every one
      who has a Archimedes has Basic V. I would also like to see some one
      else write a Basic V compress. This would mean that absolutely no-one
      would miss out on any binaries.

Current time : Thu Jan 24 23:00:00 GMT 1991

I do not own an Archimedes or any other computer, but do own the
Risc OS Prog. Ref. Man. Wish list A260 & C.
Student & staff member at Deakin university Austalia.
but also tries to support the Archimedes.

Disclaimer : I views are my own and may not be of the University's.