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From: jim@coplex.UUCP (Jim Sewell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The REAL virus problem
Message-ID: <333@coplex.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 88 06:03:55 GMT
References: <7967@g.ms.uky.edu> <265@coplex.UUCP> <7977@g.ms.uky.edu>
Organization: Copper Electronics,  Louisville, Ky.
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In article <7977@g.ms.uky.edu>, sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) writes:
> 
> You missed the point entirely.  The complaint was *not* about the gap
> in the boot sector on the disk.  That really has nothing to do with it.
> 
> The complaint was that they made it possible for a program to grab
> control of the machine after warm boot and before workbench (reread my
> article carefully, I *hate* being misinterpreted).  I assume the point

"Sincere apologies to you, Sean," he said while removing foot from mouth.
		Sorry for misinterpreting you.

> 
> Finally, remember that most Amigans don't have Usenet access.  Most of
> them probably don't even read Amiga magazines.  What will they do when
> their disks are suddenly being erased?
> 

Just today I looked at our Amiga Society of Kentucky (ASK) PD software disk
and noticed a version of vcheck1.0 and a notice from a guy in Switzerland saying
that the virus was not harmful, etc...  I commend our PD librarian on getting
us many great PD programs, but have to wonder what affect his delay in getting
Usenet feeds will have on the membership.  "I'd like to change the world, but 
don't know what to do."  Actually, I'd like to see a public Usenet site, but
understand the problems and costs with doing such.  Does anyone have any idea
of how to provide this info to the "public-at-large"?  

I welcome any e-mail responses and will summarize them if I get enough.
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Jim Sewell					"Make knowledge free!"