This message is from the T13 list server.
Why would you lose 'several disks a day' ?
Why would you reinstall the same 'major software' if you already knew
that it had the same weakness ?
If you really think that the device manufacturers have to 'fix' this
problem
(as opposed to software vendors), then put your money where your mouth is
and publish a concrete proposal to T13.
The T13 chair (Dan Colegrove) is travelling today, so I will give you a
document
number and post it for you myself.
Let's all stop wailing and moaning and griping: take action !!!
Now, everybody back to work !
Thank You !!!
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Hatfield
Seagate Technology LLC
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
s-mail: 389 Disc Drive; Longmont, CO 80503 USA
voice: 720-684-2120
fax....: 720-684-2711
==========================================
"Thomas Jansen,
WTY Soft"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] To
om> [email protected]
Sent by: cc
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
rg Subject
No Phone Info [t13] Back to the main problem.
Available Please read
05/17/2005 12:39
AM
This message is from the T13 list server.
The reason I started this discussion is the following.
Let's assume 2/3 of the disks is not locked as tested by the German
magazine. The fact that my two year old brand main-board doesn't support
it makes be believe this could be true.
Assume that in the near future a email worm in introduced which mutates
extremely fast, virus software will be to late to detect them.
Let's assume that a major software product has a security hole (e.g. a
mail client, OS etc) which allows code to be run. This has happened
quite often the last years.
Nothing new here, a current worm could write random data to places
where it will cause most of the data on the disk to be lost.
Nevertheless , I still can use recovery tools to retrieve some of the
contents.
In the worst case I reformat the drive and reinstall. This risk
threatens our data every day.
The new threat which makes this feature dangerous is that it can
physically lock my hard disk. Since repairing it will be more expensive
then buying a new one , I will buy a new one. Bummer.
But what happens... I install my new OS, applications etc wham locked
again. Users will return those disk thinking it's DOA. Drive vendors
will claim it's a user fault.
I am not an attorney but I think that at least by Dutch law there will
be a serious legal problem. Of course it's not feasible to start a
lawsuit for one drive but using the Internet groups off users can start
one lawsuit to together.I think that at least here in the Netherlands
they will win because to Judge will declare the drive vendors have a
'care duty'. *
This is the true problem not the data loss. My data can always get lost
, destroyed whatever. And when the worm wrecks my new installation sure
I'll get pissed. But I can always reinstall and try again.
The security feature at the other hand, allows me to loose several disks
a day and there is not much to do about it. When I would be able to
always perform a security erase, I mean without a password, the problem
would not be as big it is now.
I suggest that we accept the is a problem and start looking at a
technical solution instead of trying to blur the actual problem.
Sincerely,
Thomas
* Note: I am not threatening anyone with lawsuits here. I am just
suggesting that this is a realistic possibility!
