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From: JacobRhoden <jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au>
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To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject: Re: recover overwritten file
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:43:31 +1100
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On Friday 24 January 2003 06:58, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > Is there a particular reason why there are no facilities to 'un' unli=
nk a
> > file in freebsd?  (apart from the obvious reaon of - people shouldnt
> > delete files that they want to keep)...

> The filesystem isn't designed to allow it.

What would need to be in the filesystem to allow it? Surely there is a si=
mple=20
solution like a directory which could hold pointers to all 'un' linked fi=
les?=20
(however i have never hacked a file system so I dont know these things).

 - jacob=20

Jacob Rhoden            Phone: +61 3 8344 6102
ITS Division            Email: jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au
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