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From: Alexander Holler <holler@ahsoftware.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] WIP: fs: ext4: support unlinkat_s() for secure deletion
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Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:13:04 +0100
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Am 03.02.2015 um 15:50 schrieb Alexander Holler:

> Maybe I should request removal of shred from Fedora/RH instead.
> According to you it's one of the most misleading and useless tools. So
> why still confuse people with it and still ship it?

At least it should be documented that it doesn't delete the files in 
question from backups, like you should never try to dry your cat in a 
microwave.

>
> Have a nice day, week or year ...
>
> Regards,
>
> Alexander Holler