At 03:01 AM 2/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Those "sophisticated techniques" may have been as simple as using
>one of the many "undelete" commands; Windoze dummies often assume
>that deleting a file is permanent.
>
>BTW - "wipefile" programs do a much better job of "destroying evidence"
>than even a low-level format, which can leave perceptible traces of
>the original data intact, even if they aren't readable by normal means.
>
>Even the old PCTOOLS software could "revitalize" a beat-up, unreadable
>floppy.
>
>- John T.
Well, this guy had apparently deleted the date over 24 months previous. So
what can a person do to prevent becoming victim to this if their computer
has housed questionable data? In my ongoing investigations of Human
extremism I've had some pics come through that could create trouble if
resurrected.
Can you recommend a good wipefile program?
bye,
Yolanda
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http://members.home.net/pippi5
I want to walk in, plant a bomb in your brain, and walk out again. A
blown mind doesn't break, it stretches.
YvP -09/01/99
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