Re: /dev/tcp

On 2026-08-22 04:57, c186282 wrote:
> On 8/21/26 08:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 20/08/2026 18:02, c186282 wrote:
>>> Other odd Linux tricks - how many know you can
>>>    read/write to a disk drive that has no file
>>>    system ?
>> Of course. Done all the time with floppies
>>
>> Just write to the raw device.
>>
>> After all, at some level some part of Linux has to do that anyway even 
>> if it is writing to a file.
> 
>    It used to be popular for holding the max amount
>    of binary data - no space wasted with the file
>    system setup.
> 
>    A few years back I leveraged it for a disk-wipe
>    program. Problem was that disks have become SO
>    huge ... had to use M$ 128/256-bit var classes to
>    access the whole thing.
> 
>    E-Disks ... can't REALLY wipe 'em alas. There
>    are hidden buffers plus the wear-leveling scheme
>    gets in the way. You wipe 'em the Hillary Clinton
>    way - HAMMER  :-)

Instead, use encryption, on the device or the partitions.

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Cheers, Carlos.
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