http://www.fileshredder.org/
File Shredder works perfectly great for this purpose.
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From: Atom Smasher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Bhushan Jain wrote:
>
> > I wanted to know how could the file be deleted securely using PGP?
> =
To check the effectiveness, according to DoD anything that is not wiped with
algorithm DoD 5220.22M has potential to be recovered.
File shredder works well with DoD algorithm and higher. Also it is free.
If you are looking to wipe a disk,you can use DiskNuke. Both are
sourceforge.net projects.