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    SubjectRe: [Fwd: NTFS repair tools]
    On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 09:34:59PM -0500, David Feuer wrote:
    > At 08:12 PM 12/9/2000 -0600, Rene wrote:
    > >I think part of the problem is that there are other things labeled
    > >DANGEROUS that actually do work fairly reliably (offhand, I'm thinking
    > >off the IDE config stuff..). Perhaps it needs to explicitely say
    > >'This is broken and is gauranteed to destroy your data. Do not use it'
    > >
    > >The 'DANGEROUS' label seems to suggest that it -may- destroy data, which
    > >leads to the 'it won't happen to me' mentality.
    >
    > For what it's worth, I absolutely agree with this. I have the same
    > impression when I just see the word "dangerous".

    Why not call a spade a spade and label it BROKEN. I do think that's
    stronger than DANGEROUS.

    - |Daryll
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