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From: bryce@hoser.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re:  Amiga Virus Loose ...
Message-ID: <4163@zen.berkeley.edu>
Date: Mon, 5-Oct-87 21:32:54 EDT
Article-I.D.: zen.4163
Posted: Mon Oct  5 21:32:54 1987
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References: <15589@amdahl.amdahl.com> <1818@crash.CTS.COM>
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Keywords: virus trojan worm program infected disk
Summary: No_way!

In article <1818@crash.CTS.COM> ford@crash.CTS.COM (Michael Ditto) writes:
>In article <15589@amdahl.amdahl.com> kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) writes:
>>>        I would have to be safe.  Write protection is a hardware function
>>>of the disk drive.
>
>Just a warning:
>Write protection is REPORTED by the drive, NOT ENFORCED by it.  the
>trackdisk.device does enforce it, though...

Write protect >is< ENFORCED by the drive, and checked by trackdisk.
"Every" is such a strong word, but I'm brave:

	Every floppy disk drive ever sold for the Amiga
	enforces write protect internally.

Except for bare drive units without any electronics, I don't think it
is possible to purchase a drive that does not.  (Without some special
order).
(What? A standard? Among bickering drive manufacturers?)

Write-protect your disks and feel safe.  Wish that hard drive manufacturers
had also considered this feature.  Or add it yourself.

 
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