On Sun, 2007-02-18 at 21:17 -0700, Daniel wrote: > Michael - I don't know if taking the time to find, install, understand > and use shred is worth the trouble for this particular disk. I will > keep it in mind for other more sensitive disks. In situations like this, I find Darik's Boot and Nuke quite handy. http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Corey