Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!coplex!jim
From: jim@coplex.UUCP (Jim Sewell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: THIS VIRUS IS A CRISIS!
Message-ID: <274@coplex.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jan 88 01:34:36 GMT
References: <9659@udenva.cair.du.edu>
Organization: Copper Electronics,  Louisville, Ky.
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In article <9659@udenva.cair.du.edu>, news@udenva.cair.du.edu (netnews) writes:

> I am calling for ACTION. This means a concerted effort by the Amiga
> community to locate and eradicate ALL viruses and find their sources.
> This calls for MONEY from Commodore and other 3rd party developers
> to organize this effort and to PUNISH to the MAXIMUM EXTENT OF THE LAW
> anyone making these viruses. Additionally Commodore should mount a PR
> effort to assure potential customers and dealers that the AMIGA is SAFE.
> ==============================================================================
> ||   Paul Brody        //	The above is in no way meant to imply the    ||
> ||   pbrody@udenva  \\//	opinions of the University of Denver 	     ||
> ==============================================================================

I agree with your concern.  These viruses are a problem to both the health of 
our systems and to our community as a whole.  I do think, however, that the
"excessive force" you suggest to stop these immaturish and dangerous pranks may
tend to force them to increase their activity.  First of all, until you can 
convince the virus writers they CAN be caught (of which I am unsure) they will
not fear the penalty.  Secondly, considering their mentality, they may consider
it a game of Blind-Man's-Bluff.  Commodore is blind folded and they run around
taking pot shots at it while staying safely out of both its sight and reach.
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Jim Sewell						"Make knowledge free!"
{husc6 | mit-eddie}!bloom-beacon!coplex!jim   "Just let me get my hands on him!"