> > Is it really necessary to buy new hard drives? Is there a reason why > > he can't just reformat his current drives before reinstalling? > > Sure he can, if he wants to lose the evidence of what happened and lose the > possibility to hand the drives over to law enforcement officials (which may > be demanded of him even if he doesn't want it in the case that his machine > was used to attack others). >
I agree, which is exactly why I suggest he get new hard drives... to preserve evidence, and allow you to learn from your mistakes. Otherwise, whats going to stop it happening again? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]