Nope. It's a perl script. Someone has subscribe to the list with
a virus scanner that complains whenever it sees a perl script
attached. The purpose of this mailling list is to share info
about cvs. Sometimes this includes sharing scripts that people
use.
donald
On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 05:53:55PM -0500, Carlos Arturo Quiroga wrote:
> Is true that the file has virus?
>
> REF mail from: ANTIGEN_NA-ATC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >The following message is from the Alcoa Exchange Virus Protection System.
> An attempt to send the File check_cvs.pl >matching the filter =*.pl for a
> potential Virus from [EMAIL PROTECTED] The file was Deleted. The message
> was, "invalid >chnage text in *,v file".
> >
> >Please ensure that your PC has Anti-Virus protection with current
> >definitions to detect and clean Viruses.
>
> Atentamente,
>
> Carlos Arturo Quiroga Quiroga
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Donald Sharp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Para: Larry Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Fecha: Jueves, 07 de Septiembre de 2000 01:27 p.m.
> Asunto: Re: invalid chnage text in *,v file
>
>
> >I wrote a tool that will tell you what files are corrupted in the
> >repository. I am including it as a attachment( wonder If we'll get
> >that Virus warning )
> >
> >It *doesn't* have a procedure to fix the problem.
> >It can't tell you what you actually checked in is wrong.
> >I don't know If I catch all instances of corruption
> >
> >
> >It will tell you If the file itself is corrupted( Ie cvs or rlog
> >have problems.
> >
> >
> >Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >donald
> >
> >On Thu, Sep 07, 2000 at 12:02:18PM -0400, Larry Jones wrote:
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >> >
> >> > I get following message when I try to check out a module from my
> >> > repository:
> >> >
> >> > cvs [update aborted]: invalid change text in /../../foo,v
> >> >
> >> > How can I repair this? Is there a tool to check validity of a
> >> > repository, i.e. it�s files.
> >>
> >> You probably can't -- your repository has been corrupted. Checking the
> >> validity of a repository would be a very complicated process; I don't
> >> even know of any tools to validate a single RCS file.
> >>
> >> -Larry Jones
> >>
> >> It's hard to be religious when certain people are never
> >> incinerated by bolts of lightning. -- Calvin
