Jeff_W wrote:

> > Q3)Shred sounds excellent for removing all traces of previous
> > files, but 25X?, isn't that overkill?
> 
> Thought I'd post this since so many folks referenced 'shred'. I have
> no idea how valid this poster's comments are and would be interested
> in knowledgeable comments on it:

Those comments apply when using shred to erase files on a filesystem,
and yes, it's true and accurate.

But we've been discussing using shred to erase whole disks.  That
doesn't go through a file system, so shred really does get all the
data.

-- 
Bob Miller                              K<bob>
kbobsoft software consulting
http://kbobsoft.com                     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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