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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
Wipe
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Wipe is a more secure delete-replacement.
Read Section "what is it for" for more detailed information.
License/Disclaimer
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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
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- ANY 680x0 processor
- OS 2.04 (V37) or later
- no special memory requirements
What is it for
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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
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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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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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