JFORD1@UA1VM.BITNET (James Ford) (07/22/89)
Found this on a BBS.......
James
P.S. Anyone know of a FORTRAN to C conversion program? Please respond
to me and *NOT* to this list. Thx
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WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
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There is a file being circulated on many BBS's called PKZ100B.ZIP
or similar, and contains PKZIP/PKUNZIP 1.0 Beta.
This is not an official release of version 1.0 from PKWARE.
The Beta software is not, and never was, intended for general
distribution. When the programs are run they will display:
PKZIP (tm) FAST! Create/Update Utility Version 1.0B 06-30-89
Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE!
PKUNZIP (tm) FAST! Extract Utility Version 1.0B 06-30-89
Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE!
clearly indicating that they are not for general distribution.
* Moreover, the files being circulated have been altered from the
* genuine Beta programs. While the nature of the alterations has
* not been determined yet, I would be extremely leery of running
* these files.
If you see these files on any BBS or on-line system, please ask
the SysOp of that system to remove the files IMMEDIATELY.
If you have any information leading to the individual(s)
responsible for the alterations and uploading of the altered
files, please report it to PKWARE immediately, either:
by Voice at 414-352-3670
by BBS at 414-352-7176
by FAX at 414-352-3815
or by mail:
PKWARE Inc.
7545 N. Port Washington Rd.
Glendale, WI 53217
Phil Katz
President, PKWARE Inc.
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On a personal note, this intentional and willful act by the
individual(s) that are responsible, people who asked to be
Beta testers for the software and thereby asked PKWARE to
trust them, is very disappointing. The Beta documentation
explicitly asked that the software NOT be uploaded to any BBS
or on-line system.
These actions will only hurt and confuse the user community,
and do not help anyone. Unfortunately, it also means that
future releases of PKWARE programs will take longer due to
additional security measures that will have to be taken with
Beta software, in order to protect the user community against
these types of vandalism, and prevent them from happening again.
>Phil>
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