On Sun, Aug 09, 2020 at 03:33:19PM -0700, Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Simon Hobson (li...@thehobsons.co.uk): > > > I have a suggestion ... > > Create a small partition in NTFS or Fat, and put some files on there > > saying what else is on the drive - and some hints on how to access it. > > Well, and (assuming this drive is in an external case) attach ruggedly > to the case a prominent note explaining what the drive contains and > what file within, in which one can find further details. > > I've gone through variants of this problem, and you as a planner need to > ensure that anyone casually looking at the object can grasp the essence > of the problem within a few seconds of glancing, and motivate him/her to > get the object to an appropriate person. > > Usually prominent in such plans is a sealed envelope, entrusted to > someone believed reliable, that says 'Open in the event of $PERSON'S > death or incapacitation.' > > On reflection, maybe further measures are in order, like two or three > other people having similar sealed envelopes that, when open, reveal > only a note in red lettering saying 'Tell $BELIEVED_RELIABLE_PERSON to > open his damned envelope already.'
Or several such sealed envelopes, each with full instructions about the disk drive, each in costody of a different trusted person living at a different place. In case one of the envelopes is mislaid or destroyed in a house fire. Maybe even a few off-site backups as well. -- hendrik > > -- > Cheers, "My hot flight attendant asked how I like my coffee. > Rick Moen And that's when she told me: 'That's cute, honey, > but > r...@linuxmafia.com the coffee's free. You don't have to pay for it, > here." > McQ! (4x80) (seen on Twitter) > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
