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WHY THIS MAILS COME TO ME? EVERY DAY COME TO ME 200 MAILS FROM YOUR MAILING LISTS. CAN YOU DO SOMETHING WITH IT? THANK YOU. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Groen, N. (fd&s)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:36 AM Subject: RE: Clear HDD of old OS, etc? > > On Friday 31 May 2002 19:28, Dave Price wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am looking for a quick way to clear an HDD of old data, partitions, > > > etc. > > > > > > I found this on /. thru a google search: > > > > > > dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hdX > > > > I wouldn't use /dev/random for that. It blocks when it runs out of > > entropy which is very soon in that case. It could take some days to get > > enough data from there. If you insist on pseudo-random data, try > > /dev/urandom. It might not guarantee as much randomness but at least it > > doesn't block. > > BTW: yes|dd of=/dev/hdX > > > Hmm, why not ' if=/dev/zero' ? > That device is made especially for such occasions. > > Nok > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]