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From: [e-mail] (Elizabeth Schwartz)
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Subject: Re: Virus design
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Date: 27 Dec 92 17:08:52 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Secret Mud) writes:

>If anyone thinks they have a beneficial virus, they only need sign their name
>to it, and add a remark that they take full legal responsibility for any
>problems it creates on any and all platforms.  (It would also be helpful if
>they had a few million dollars in the bank to make sueing them worthwhile.)

    Or take the bad-virus-fighting part and make it available, for
free, with source and no liability, via ftp and other common channels.
Good programs don't have to break into systems; we will invite them in
by the front door.
   I'm not psychic; if a program shows up on my system, unannounced,
and says "Hi! Sorry I cracked su on your machine, but I'm a GOOD virus
so don't mind ME" I'm not gonna waste time trying to guess if it is
lying :-)
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