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- 05/12/1990 12:26pm CDT
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- WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
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- There is a file being circulated on BBS's called PKZ120.ZIP or
- PKZ120.EXE or similar, and that claims to be version 1.20 of
- PKZIP but in fact is a hacked version of PKZIP 1.10.
-
- As of the date of this writing, the latest version of PKZIP is
- version 1.10. Furthermore, due to this intentional act of
- vandalism, PKWARE will not release any versions of PKZIP in the
- future with the version 1.20.
-
- If you see the files PKZ120.ZIP or PKZ120.EXE on any BBS or
- on-line system, please ask the SysOp of that system to remove
- the files IMMEDIATELY, and please contact PKWARE to report
- where the files were seen.
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-
- REWARD!
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- PKWARE is offering a reward of lifetime free upgrades for PKZIP
- to anyone who can provide information leading to the
- identification and prosecution of the person or persons
- responsible for creating this bogus version 1.20 of the
- software. They have only served to confuse and hurt the user
- community, and the perpetrators of this crime are at minimum in
- violation of Federal Copyright Law.
-
- If you have any information about the source of PKZ120.EXE or
- PKZ120.ZIP, please report it to PKWARE immediately, either:
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- by Voice at 414-352-3670
- by BBS at 414-352-7176
- by FAX at 414-352-3815
- or by mail:
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- PKWARE Inc.
- 7545 N. Port Washington Rd.
- Glendale, WI 53217
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- Sincerely,
-
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- Phil Katz
- President, PKWARE Inc.
-