Virus Collection for research!!!!

[SAHARBAUGH@ROO.FIT.EDU]

Jason Haught (The Master) asks for virus code.  I don't
have any (I killed all that I did have, I think) BUT I
will use the opening to make a comment.
  I have long thought that we should study virus code. 
It has two properties of great interest to systems
engineers, it works and it is robust.
  I would put it to work managing networked workstations.
As the world "downsizes" the computer rooms disappear
and central management nust be redesigned.  Even in
our small company it is difficult to make sure that
every wworkstaion on the net upgrades applications software
to the latest version at the same time.  Ironically the
upgrade we pay most attention to is the virus protection.
  A virus could be sent out to search and destroy Excel 3.0
and replace it with version 4.0. Work products could be
similarly managed.  A virus could be sent out to search
and destroy all old versions of a document and replace them
with the latest.  We will need a virus stop at the door
of the archive library of course.
  Jason, please tell us (me) the objective of your research
or your thesis if that is the case.  And please change the
name of your computer next week [Jason@Quayle.MU.WVnet.edu (Internet)]
sam harbaugh
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