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From: davidg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (David Guntner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: viruses rumors
Message-ID: <7346@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 28 Feb 89 02:42:18 GMT
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From article <1317@csd4.milw.wisc.edu), by trantow@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Jerry J Trantow):
) In article <7323@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> davidg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (David Guntner) writes:
)>From article <976@geocub.UUCP>, by olva@geocub.UUCP (Olivier Vayssettes ):
)>> Some other said that a new virus could write on disks, even if 
)>> write-protected.
)>
)>To the best of my knowledge, unless there's a defect in the hardware, it is
)>physically impossible for a program of any kind, even a virus, to write
)>to the disk.  So, I don't think you have to worry too much.
)
) If you go back to the original posting, I believe the concern was that even
) if the disk is permanently write protected (by removing the tab, or glued in
) place with super glue)  Some deranged soul can still write to the disk by
) inserting a flat object (credit card) in the disk slot which will override
) the disk write protection by covering the little slot.  Why anyone would WANT
) to do this is definately outside the realm of this group.

No, I don't think that's what he was talking about.  Take a look at the text
of his article, which I included in that article (above) again.  It says,
"Some other said that a new virus could write on disks, even if write-
protected."  That has nothing to do with inserting flat things into disk
drives, etc.  That is, unless they've started issuing credit cards to
viruses.... :-)
                          --Dave

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