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From: ken@gitpyr.UUCP (Ken Hall)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc,net.wanted
Subject: Re: WANTED:  DOS 2.0/2.1 write protection utility
Message-ID: <228@gitpyr.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Sep-84 07:49:14 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 21 07:49:14 1984
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> I am looking for a utility under IBM DOS 2.0/2.1 that will allow me to write
> protect files and/or directories
> and is going to have them networked together with the Blossom ring,  with
> a hard disk on the hmfic machine,  and I desparately need a way to keep the
> commies(er, um, uh, USERS) from zapping the disk on a daily basis.
> 
> I think I know enough to remove the format program,  but how does one keep
> people from saying 'erase *.*  OOPS!'?  I really think this is a 
> necessary utility,  and will be eternally grateful if anyone can point
> me to a utility that does this,  public or private.
> 
> I will post or mail the responses to this query,  as the volume of interest
> dictates.
> 
> 				Thanks in advance,
> 
> 
> -- 
>                         Leo Wilson
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>                         CSNET:  leo @ ufl
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> 
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