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Subject: RE: scratching a system
From: Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 17:51:27 +0000
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Honestly I just go with the recommendations at the IBM site for initializing disk drives. Doesn't qualify for a DOD wipe but pretty effective nonetheless. Basically nothing qualifies for a DOD wipe which leaves the disks able to be reused anymore.
I don't keep systems long enough to where there's no resale value of the drives. Reuse is better for the environment than total destruction.

Rob Berendt

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