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] _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
