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Article #4359Origin of Plague virus. (PC)
From: Roger Riordan
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:21
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 22:21
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m.oleary@qut.edu.au asks > Just finished reading an old computer magazine which claims that a > Brisbane virus "expert" created the plague virus. I thought this > virus was created in the USA. Any information on the accuracy of This report was written by a journalist who totally misinterpreted a comment made by the gentleman in question, who was invited to add a little local colour to a seminar addressed by John McAfee. It was an incredibly sloppy piece of reporting, and has no foundation whatever. The victim is currently suing the magazine, and claiming some millions of dollars damages. Roger Riordan riordan.cybec@tmxmelb.mhs.oz.au CYBEC Pty Ltd. Tel: +613 521 0655 PO Box 205, Hampton Vic 3188 AUSTRALIA Fax: +613 521 0727
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!cert!netnews.upenn.edu!netnews.cc.lehigh.edu!news From: riordan.cybec@tmx.mhs.oz.au (Roger Riordan) Newsgroups: comp.virus Subject: Origin of Plague virus. (PC) Message-ID: <0015.9212181845.AA00632@barnabas.cert.org> Date: 17 Dec 92 22:21:58 GMT Sender: virus-l@lehigh.edu Lines: 17 Approved: news@netnews.cc.lehigh.edu