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- Short: Wipe - securer deleting V1.0
- Author: dpauli@aix520.informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Dirk Pauli)
- Uploader: dpauli@aix520.informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Dirk Pauli)
- Type: util/sys
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- Wipe
- ====
- Wipe is a more secure delete-replacement.
- Read Section "what is it for" for more detailed information.
-
- License/Disclaimer
- ------------------
-
- The program and files in this distribution are freely distributable, but are
- also copyright (c) Dirk Pauli. They may be freely distributed as long as no
- more than a nominal fee is charged to cover time and copying costs. No
- commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the author.
- Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original unmodified
- form.
-
- Although wipe has been thoroughly tested, no guarantee is given nor implied
- that this program is fit for any use. The program and the information within
- this text is provided on an "as is" basis. In no event will I be liable for
- any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting from the
- use of this program or the information presented within this text.
-
- The above is generally known as FREEWARE.
-
- System Requirements
- -------------------
-
- - ANY 680x0 processor
- - OS 2.04 (V37) or later
- - no special memory requirements
-
- What is it for
- --------------
-
- Everybody using an computer knows the situation that a file was deleted which
- should not. And everyone is happy having such smart tools like disksalve for
- recovering the lost data. But sometimes you probably would like to kill a file
- forever so that it cannot be recovered.
- At that point, wipe jumps in. Wipe tries to "emulate" the DOS delete-command but
- overwrites every file with a pseudorandom-number sequence before deleting it.
- So you may restore a file with the same name and size as the original, but the
- contents of the recovered file is only garbage.
- One backdraw of wipe in comparison to delete is, that it is slow. (Remember, I
- have to overwrite all the data and not just kill the index from the directory-
- tree). So use it only on data you really want to wipe out forever.
-
- How to reach the author
- -----------------------
-
- For any comments, bug reports, ideas for enhancing etc. write to:
-
- email: dpauli@aix520.informatik.uni-leipzig.de
-
- check out also my small homepage for other Amiga-programs:
-
- http://www.informatik/uni-leipzig.de/privat/dpauli/public_html/home.html
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 4072 2361 42.0% 02-Mar-97 12:14:06 wipe000
- 3744 2129 43.1% 02-Mar-97 12:14:34 wipe020
- 2211 1149 48.0% 02-Mar-97 14:03:02 wipe.doc
- 858 335 60.9% 25-Jan-97 18:03:36 wipe.doc.info
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- 10885 5974 45.1% 03-Mar-97 23:51:50 4 files
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