U12345C@OSUCC.BITNET (Craig Minton) (08/21/89)
I just received my bitnet account about a month ago and just subscribed
to this list about a week ago. In the past week, I have seen the Swap
Virus mentioned several times. Since I'm sure that it has already been
discussed alot on this list, I would appreciate any information on it
that I could get. Please send this to me personally unless you feel
it hasn't been discussed enough or something new is going on with it.
Thanx,
CraigNYYUVAL@WEIZMANN (Yuval Tal (972)-8-474592) (08/25/89)
I don't think that it is so important how we call the virus. I've decided to call it the swap virus becuase the message "The Swapping-Virus...' appears in it! We can also call him the Israeli Boot Sector or The Dropping Letter virus - it is not important! as long as people know by its name what it should look like! Meaning: Ping-Pong --> there is a ping pong on the screen so I think that calling it "The Dropping Letter Virus" will be just fine. I think that the name "Israeli boot sector" is not such a good name. Think about the simple users who do not care it this virus was written in Israel or in any other place. They also doesn't care if it a boot sector virus or anything else! Again, I think that the name should describe what the virus is doing! - -Yuval Tal +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | BitNet: NYYUVL@WEIZMANN Domain: NYYUVAL@WEIZMANN.WEIZMANN.AC.IL | | InterNet: NYYUVAL%WEIZMANN.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Yuval Tal | "Remember the next time you hear a | | The Weizmann Institute Of Science | fighter jet go by - you are hearing | | Rehovot, Israel | the SOUNDS OF FREEDOM" - Major Bill | +-----------------------------------+--------------------------------------+