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- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 18:31:26 EDT
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- From: david j reimer f <dreimer4@MACH1.WLU.CA>
- Subject: Re: virus warning (PKZIP)
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- In-Reply-To: <9208252013.AA28939@mach1.wlu.ca>; from "P. Binkley" at Aug 25,
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- Concerning the fake (and some trojan infected) versions of PKZIP v.
- 2.x, don't be TOOOO concerned ... IFF you get your PKZIP utilities
- from SIMTEL or one of the regular mirror sites. PKWare has circulated
- some messages (I tried to track them down to forward here, but
- couldn't) about the fake versions and why its taking them so long to
- get the REAL v. 2.x out. (Apparently, they claim, they are trying to
- take into account a minor bug in the fast 386 and all 486 chips.)
- Others say they can't yet compete with the latest .ARJ :-)
-
- SO: don't go browsing around any /pub/msdos-uploads directories, and
- double check with the standard sites before using ANY v. 2.x of PKZIP.
- And if in doubt ... go with ARJ (free to individuals in any case!).
-
- Hope this helps.
- David.
- P.S. If you can get newsgroups, catch comp.binaries.ibm.pc.archives,
- comp.os.msdos.apps or comp.compression for the latest in this
- continuing saga...
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- David J. Reimer, Religion & Culture Phone: (519) 884-1970 x2680
- Wilfrid Laurier University Fax: (519) 886-9351
- Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5 Internet: dreimer4@mach1.wlu.ca
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