Newsgroups: comp.security.pgp.discuss,alt.security.pgp,alt.security.scramdisk
Subject: Announce - ScramDisk v3.01
Date: Tues, 2 May 2000


We are pleased to release a new build of ScramDisk - version v3.01.

The main features and changes:

1: The user interface has been completely re-written.

2: Fat32 disks can be created for users of Win95/8

3:  4 Gig (FAT32) is the largest disk supported by container (This is
because of the Win95 file size limit)

4: 2047 Gig is the largest (in theory at least) partition size that
can be supported. The author has verified Scramdisk  Fat32 partitions
at 23 Gigabytes.

5: The backup header data can be used by the program to open the
disks.

6: The key data backup format has been amended so it is double
encrypted to prevent Scramdisk recognition...

7: A wizard like system  for creating disks has been implemented.

8: Smaller  disks can be created specified in Kbyte units from 250K 

9: Scandisk and Defrag can be called directly from the GUI for all
Scramdisks and local disks.

10: Context selective menus are used on the disk icons etc.

11: Disks can now be individually brutally dismounted

12: Large icons have been implemented for common functions, with
'Tooltips' guidance as to their function

13:  The disk wipe function has been completely re-written and allows
'slack' at the end of clusters to be over-written with random data.
Any Files that cannot have their slack overwritten because they are in
exclusive use, are listed in a dialog box...

14: Partitions and container files can be set up to open as read only.

15: System icons have been used for local disk list boxes.

16:  FAQ and Glossary has been added to 'About'

17: The build dates are available for the driver, and GUI. Use "About"
This is the correct method to identify any interim builds or bug
fixes... NOT the VxD/EXE filename dates, which will reflect the time
of installation.

18: Password text is no longer cached by the driver unless 'Summer'
disks are enabled in options. Older third party utilities will need
modification for these obsolete disks if the new driver is used..

19: The Scramdisk 'Systray' icon  indicates if a disk is currently
mounted or not

20 The systray icon has its own menu, including "Quit". The utility
can only be quit from this icon's menu  by design, and the systray
icon is now an integral part of the system...

21: On installation the config ".ini" filename and extention can be
specified and the exe is then patched up to use the user's own choice
of name.

22: Traveller mode can be specified on installation (to removable
media only), and then temporarily used on other peoples Win95/98
systems, without installing any files....


Please do not hesitate to contact us with any enquiries via the ng alt.security.scramdisk

Regards,


Sam Simpson
-- See http://www.scramdisk.clara.net/ for ScramDisk, a free virtual disk encryption for Windows 95/98.  PGP Keys available at the same site.