Re: Data (and OTHER) "Integrity" Issues at ADM

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Posted by sub
2005-05-05 12:07:55

I agree with Steve C. and Steve Z. _but_ file integrity is a “non-compromise” issue; it is also pretty basic.

I am currently using Hyperclip 1.2.1, a rather early version for any application; by all accounts, it’s a program that can be improved upon. Lately, I’ve had some trouble combining its use with a “safe” drive, i.e. a drive that remains invisible until a password is provided, namely Steganos Safe. Hyperclip has crashed on numerous occasion just as I was exiting and saving.

_Nevertheless_ even after crashes, I have not experienced data loss. Hyperclip is clever enough to create an additional autosave file which I can turn to if the original file gets corrupted. But even this has never happened.

I am quite certain that plenty of reliable save/verify controls are readily available to programmers. If ADM has faced file corruption problems they should have turned to a more conventional tried-and-tested solution. After all, ADM’s strength lies in its information management features, and that’s where developing time should be invested, rather than in trying to invent the wheel.

At this time in the development of hardware and software technology, I expect commercial software to be able to handle mission critical information reliably. Even most open source software can do it from versions 1.0 onwards.

alx

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