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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: The Internet Virus--A Commentary
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Date: 11 Nov 88 16:32:44 GMT
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In-reply-to: jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU's message of 9 Nov 88 17:04:50 GMT

In article <17827@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes:

   In article <11029@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> dave@jplopto.UUCP (Dave Hayes) asks:
   >How does one debug a virus?

	On an isolated network of machines, obviously.  

Or restrict the virus to a given subnet.  Like immunizing people with
a "killed virus".
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--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu])
To surrender is to remain in the hands of barbarians for the rest of my life.
To fight is to leave my bones exposed in the desert waste.