[Wolves] Evolution Expunge

[simonb+geek-web.co.uk]

On Thu, 2004-02-26 at 08:12, David Goodwin wrote:
> sparkes wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 22:51, simonb at geek-web.co.uk wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>>Is there a way of 'expunging all folders'at the
> >>>same time?
> >>
> >>I use it from time to time too, damn e-mail, sorry having problems configuring something. 
> >>Anyway evolution is good excepy for the deleting issue, but i spose its to make sure you cant delete by accident, Try mutt, imho thats a good client
> > 
> > Why do you delete email messages? disk space is cheap and if the police
> > are knocking your door it's too late anyway ;-)
> 
> 
> dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hda
> 
> and pray you have fast hard disks, and they don't turn the computers off 
> straight away.
> 
> I have a feeling /dev/zero would be far quicker, as random takes up CPU 
> time, but I may be wrong.
> 
> 
> David.
> 
Much rather just put the hdd over a large magnet or throw it at a wall,
cant be read then. Shreding files takes way to long, not that i've got
anything to hide