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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 13:05:59 -0500
From: skirkham@ERC.CAT.SYR.EDU(Shawn Kirkham)
Subject: File 5--Criticism of CuD post on Virus Contest

Dear CuD,

I find it offensive that you would allow a user to have his application
for writing a virus published in CuD Issue 6.18.  I think that this
world has enough problems without someone trying to show how much grief
they can cause on innocent computer users such as myself.

I even created a virus or two in my years of computing, but never with
the purpose of trying to harm another user's system!  I create them only
for testing purposes, and when I find one that fails a scanned test, I
forward it to the company that created the anti-virus software.

My main concern on this issue is will this company (American Eagle)
forward all the viruses to all the possible anti-virus companies?  If
they don't then this is considered an illegal activity.

**NOTE: It is ok to write a virus for your own use, but illegal if
someone else gets your program and causes damage**

I am sure the editors of CuD do not want their publication to say it's
O.K. to be a virus distributor.  If you disagree with this, then you
have not proven to me that you are not out to destroy the world.

                        Sincerely,
                        Shawn Kirkham
                        02/25/94

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