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From: Tom.Jennings@f111.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Tom Jennings)
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Subject: Re: Prodigy charged with invading users' privacy (was Re: Lifestyle Inf
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Date: 2 May 91 11:20:30 GMT
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Quoting Dale Frye's msg of 01 May: 

 >The proper test should be:

 >1: wipe the hard disk clean -- i.e. low level reformat or wipedisk etc.
 >    Note: This should be done to any and all disks, partitions, etc on the
 >          system. (Or remove them)

You can avoid this unpleasant and impractical step if you disable the hard 
disk, either by setting "NONE" in your CMOS if you have one, or simply 
disconnecting the cable to the drive (after turning off the power!) Then boot 
from floppy. Yanking the hard disk controller card if it's separate from the 
floppy. 

If you use DOS FORMAT.COM, and not the aftermarket formatters on a floppy then 
it will be blank. I forgot to say, FORMAT.COM acts very differently on a HARD 
DISK than it does for a floppy. FOr hard disks, it does NOT do a low-level 
format. It DOES for floppies.
 


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