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In article <BzFoB7.L5y@news.cso.uiuc.edu> dlanglan@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (super-dave) writes:
>Richard_Robb@mindlink.bc.ca (Richard Robb) writes:
>
>>Yes, we've all been screwed so often by the computer hardware/software
>>industries that we justifiably feel some satisfaction if we can recoup our
>>losses by sharing software that has been legally purchased.
>
>>But: aren't you worried that the virii are usually spread by piratii?
>
>Richard,
>
>You raise a good point about being taken advantage of by software/hardware
>companies.  However, your second point is a popular myth that needs to be
>refuted.  Yes, the pirating underworld does (every so often) suffer from a
>virus infected program, but the penalties in the pirate community are
>severe for those distributing it.  Case in point:  Pete Pirate uploads DOS
>6.0 Beta to a Pirate BBS, but just before he u/l's it he infects it with
>the whale virus.  Assuming he can encrypt the virus (unfortunately quite
>easy) the program is now infected.  Bob Buccanner sits at home and says,
>Wow! Dos 6.0 - and he d/l's it.  When Bob's computer crashes, he posts a
>note to the sysop at the pirate BBS.  The sysop summarily kicks Pete off
>his system.  Pirate Sysops are often well connected, and Pete finds
>himself unable to connect to any BBS in his area.  With the fact that good
>virus detection software available everywhere, and the fact that no Pirate
>has all that many Pirating friends to throw away, Pirated programs are
>generally safe.  Hey, if you play the game you take the risk :-).  I don't
>need to tell you that people upload infected shareware too!
>
>Feel free to respond,
>
>Dave
>

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ok, I run a BBS. And I've had infect software uploaded to my BBS. (mostly
from window software. Unicom was uploaded 3 different times, and each
copy was infected by 3 different virus! go figure)
My point? I've never bumbed anyone off my board for uploading a infected
program. (I knew these people which helped a great deal in the trust department
=) But I feel it is my DUTY as a sysop to scan for virus ourselves! 
There are so many thingsa going around, its hard for an accident not to happen.

I run a free/shareware board only, and I enjoy the friendly enviroment that
I've created on my BBS. Now, it might be different for pirate boards, I 
wouldn't know. I guess criminals have lower standards.
Rob Merritt.
My opinions, and reality are purely my own.