Sergey Goldgaber <sergey@delbruck.pharm.sunysb.edu> writes:
might work, except for the fact that fragmentation _does_ go on, and when you were to write files to the drive (heck, I do every time I start up windows and write a huge temp swapfile) you're going to be playing roulette with your data.
This problem is solved by simply using a utility that writes directly to the disk (exactly in the specified sectors, in the specified order), instead of letting DOS fragment your disk.
I've been talking to Sergey behind the scenes, and I think I understand what our miscommunication was: he is proposing this type of technique ONLY for removable-type media, e.g. floppies. To store this type of data on your harddrive would be to dedicate your harddrive to stego. This was my argument all along; what we failed to connect on was the fact that only floppies are involved. With floppies, every write *can* be controlled and the data would be relatively safe (and obscure, for that matter). This correction is being posted to the list because his original post said nothing about removable media. mt Matt Thomlinson Say no to the Wiretap Chip! University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Internet: phantom@u.washington.edu phone: (206) 548-9804 PGP 2.2 key available via email or finger phantom@hardy.u.washington.edu