Data Storage - Re: Fireproof safes

This is Interesting: Free IT Magazines  
Home > Archive > Data Storage > August 2004 > Re: Fireproof safes





You are viewing an archived Text-only version of the thread. To view this thread in it's original format and/or if you want to reply to this thread please [click here]

Author Re: Fireproof safes
Boll Weevil

2004-08-25, 5:45 pm

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 06:05:41 +0800, Paul Repacholi <prep@prep.synonet.com> wrote:

>"jkgroove" <contact@klsecurity.com> writes:
>
>Maybe, but it must also be totally airtight, and stay that way for
>a hell of a long time.
>
>After the fire, your room is full of steam and all sorts of crap from
>the fire. The nice cool, well, cooler, interior of the fire safe is
>just the place for it to condense out, forming HCl and foo knows what
>else from the fumes. This does not help media. Not even a little bit.
>
>So go down to your local supermarket and get a pile of food storage
>containers, sized to suit your media and scheduals. Get different
>colours, one per day if you like. Do *NOT* save money here please!
>Put a tape/media set in each. For backup, remove the container, do
>backup, seal it up and replace in fire safe.
>
>After the fire, remove containers, wash down with a Bicarb solution,
>then 1% acetic acid, rince well, dry off then remove you data and
>.........


Also add two table spoons of sherry, a dash of salt and pepper, two ripe olives, and a dozen shots of scotch. Well.........at least you'll get drunk.
Sponsored Links






Free braindumps | Software forum | Database administration forum

Copyright 2003 - 2008 webservertalk.com