Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> We have a fireproof file cabinet which claims to protect paper contents
for
> up to 1.5 hours at 1700 degrees F.  Does anyone out there have any sense
of
> what kind of protection a cabinet like this will provide for magnetic
> backup media, such as DDS tapes?

We use a fireproof safe for DDS storage.  The only caveat I know of (besides
the fire last longer or being hotter than the specs) is that most of these
fireproof vaults use some kind of vapor-producing insulation that keeps the
safe cool by boiling.  So, the DDS tapes need to be in some kind of
water-proof, boil-proof container.

We use ZipLock bags for this purpose.

Jim Phillips                            Manager of Information Systems
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