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From: ed@maven.UUCP (Ed Hand)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted,misc.wanted
Subject: Re: Satanic Viruses: blasphemy against computer cult
Summary: Got any leads? :-)
Message-ID: <760@maven.UUCP>
Date: 22 Feb 89 16:35:35 GMT
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In article <4672@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>, jans@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Jan Steinman) writes:
> <...I would like to know the author and title of a recently published book on 
> the subject of computer viruses.  The book is mentioned in the current issue of 
> PC Magazine (Vol. 8, Num. 4, p. 65), however the author of the article piously 
> refuses to give the author, title or publisher, as he believes the book to be 
> too blasphemous...>
> 
> I'm sorry, but the author is in hiding.  The computer science department head 
> of a major university has reportedly offered $5 million to any one who would 
> "send this fellow to the bit bucket".
> In the announcement, it was stated that it was "every hacker's duty" to track 
> down and EOF the basphemer, although the cash reward would cheerfully be 
> rewarded to even those who cannot operate a microwave oven, should they succeed 
> in performing a "kill -9" on the wretch.
> :::::: Jan Steinman - N7JDB		   Electronic Systems Laboratory ::::::


OK.  You still haven't metion the title of the book though.  Do you know
who the author is?  Also, this sound like an interesting *announcement*,
could you post it?  Or was it and I just missed it?
Gee, I think I could use an extra 5 mill.  Got any leads? :-)

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