Hi David,
David Chord to rod fewster, 04 Nov 97 15:15.
I'm answering a question, rod, so please don't rip *too* many limbs off... 
 DC> in virii and would like to recieve any code. Is there anything wrong
 DC> with asking someone to e-mail me PGP encrypted code?
In here, yes - it's against the rules. Ask your feed to provide you with 
VIRUS_NFO. However, if you have internet access, you really don't need other 
people to provide you with viruses at all - you can find sites all over the 
inet.
 DC> I have not seen such a virus myself, but I have a fair idea of how one
 DC> could do damage to hardware. It's quite easy actually, I've seen it
 DC> happen - but by software error not virus. I'll tell ya in net/e-mail
Hardware damage is not possible, with the /possible/ exception of /very/ old 
hardware. If you have one that can do it, then send it to someone (rod would 
be best), so that he can verify it. There's even money in it for you if you 
can, since I believe there are rewards to the first person that can send 
verifiable hardware damaging software. (Not from rod, though. ) 
 DC> Apparantely they do exist according to some reputable sources,
 DC> although there's two things I can see with it.
They don't... 
 DC> There's a company writing software that *supposedly* catches and
 DC> removes e-mail virii. However, this software also keeps track of all
In that case, if you have this rightly, they're faking it. What you might 
have heard about (and slightly misunderstood) is something like 
MIME-sweeper, which (I believe) decodes and checks attachments to emails.
  Paul              (pwalker@zetnet.co.uk)                 
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