how to make the contents of a file disappear after x numbers of days or at date

[Karl Auer]

On Thu, 2010-09-09 at 17:23 +0200, Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Encrypt the file... and at set date, delete the key. After that, the
> contents are LOST.

Still requires activity/smarts that are external to the file. Actually,
it just pushes the problem off a level - what is going to delete the
key? The file is still not deleting itself.

I would really like to hear what the OP actually seeks to achieve...

Regards, K.

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