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Subject: safety protocols
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Date: 22 Sep 89 07:08:00 GMT
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     In a recent digest, Jim Blakely requested some help in developing a
protocol for the prevention of contamination from outside viruses.  I
would suggest to him and to any of you the following:
  When confronted by the problem of constant disk swapping and usage
of disks from the outside, you should set up a machine that is not
connected in any way to any other.  Then in the event that a new disk
is to be used (one from the outside), this disk should be tested on
the new machine by one or more of the most trusted anti-virus programs
on the market.  This will insure that its introduciton into the
working environment of the facility will not cause any harmful
results.  If a disk were to be found infected, the user can then be
almost certain that his/her home machine was also infected.
     By implementing this policy it would help to insure a safer
environment for all.