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From: vallon@sboslab15.cs.sunysb.edu (Justin Vallon)
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Subject: Signature Bytes (was Re: I'm not sure I believe this. (was Re: New WDEF Virus))
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Date: 14 Dec 89 20:09:39 GMT
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In article <32155@news.Think.COM>, ephraim@kulla (Ephraim Vishniac) writes:
> [ Finder creates 6-byte signature resource in the Desktop ]
> 
> I don't know what the six bytes of data are in each signature resource
> in the Desktop.  Anybody have a guess?

The finder uses a long word in this resource to store the directory id
of the application.  I don't know what the other two bytes are used for,
though.

> Ephraim Vishniac    ephraim@think.com   ThinkingCorp@applelink.apple.com
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-Justin
vallon@sbcs.sunysb.edu