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From: cdm@pro-freedom.cts.com (Carl Macdonald)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Viruses
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Date: 22 Mar 89 02:13:32 GMT
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Well, since the virus debate is still going hot and heavy, I thought I'd throw
my two cents in.

In my opinion it is certainly ludicris to think that censoring virus
information on the net will make a bit of difference.  Even if all information
was to be suppressed on the net, there are still a lot of other forms of
information on the subject. There are books on the subject that go into great
detail on how to construct a virus, magazine articles, etc...

It seems to me that the best way to put a stop to this non-sense IS to provide
as much information as possible.  After all, where would we be today if
information were suppressed about other crimes such as murder, or robbery,
because nobody wanted to give someone an idea?


Carl MacDonald, programmer
Central Point Software

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