From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 21 00:10:58 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 227A516D64A for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:10:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clay@milos.co.za) Received: from bart.milos.co.za (bart.milos.co.za [196.38.18.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8A9313C4A5 for ; Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:10:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clay@milos.co.za) Received: (qmail 25759 invoked by uid 89); 21 Feb 2007 00:03:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO claylaptop) (clay@milos.za.net@192.168.3.149) by bart.milos.co.za with ESMTPA; 21 Feb 2007 00:03:12 -0000 Message-ID: <043701c7554c$b85656d0$9503a8c0@claylaptop> From: "Clayton Milos" To: "Darren Pilgrim" References: <45D9FD35.6040702@vwsoft.com><20070219195143.GA42379@xor.obsecurity.org><45DA121E.1040803@vwsoft.com><20070220091238.c04cfceb.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> <20070220165012.GB75535@xor.obsecurity.org><03ac01c75514$75b1c540$9503a8c0@claylaptop> <45DB83F5.3000203@evilphi.com> Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:09:54 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting garbage faster using FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:10:58 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Pilgrim" To: "Clayton Milos" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:27 AM Subject: Re: getting garbage faster using FreeBSD? > Clayton Milos wrote: >> We use a device called a degausser. It creates a very strong varying >> magnetic field that totally wipes out everything on a tape. We've >> put a few hard drives on it to test it out. it TOTALLY wipes out >> everything on the drive include the bios sectors rendering the drive >> totally unusable. We can't even get it back after that. > > Class I or Class II? > > -- > Darren Pilgrim Hi Darren I'm not sure what the difference is. We use a Data Devices HD-1 if that helps you. -Clay