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Mike Branda wrote:
>
> This is still a zero fill. These are o.k. for cleaning your own drive
> but if you're giving the box away and want to put a reasonable effort
> into wiping your data (without overdoing it) then Chris Lee's suggestion
> is the best.
>
> Darik's Boot and Nuke
>
> http://dban.sourceforge.net/
>
>
> This appears to have several types of multipass formatting. One even
> looks like it makes seven passes of random data!! Runs from a bootable
> cd or floppy. Also looks like it is used by the Department of Energy.
> This tool looks like it will do the best job for a home user. And it's
> GPL.
>
>
> Mike Branda Jr.
>
Sorry I forgot to thanx to Chris, too. He listed the tool first.
./B
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