[Pc_Support] Re: Backup software suggestions (Windows, Cygwin or Linux)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Fri, 2005-07-08 at 23:31 -0400, Damien McKenna wrote:
> Indeed.  I'll look that one up, thanks.

The great thing about pax is that it's designed for backward
compatibility -- it's all standard USTAR format until you start using
the extended features.

> No it isn't :-P this is a one gun house IYKWIM.

I meant to a remote site -- for very important stuff that should be
small.

> At that rate I would have just bought two external firewire drives,

Actually, commodity disk is the _worst_thing_ for off-line storage.
They are not designed to be spun down for a duration.
 
> but I wanted to have something easier to handle & archive, hence tapes.

Tape cartridge remains the best, off-line backup solution.

Removable Rigid Disk (RRD) offers disk's random access advantage, while
improving off-line reliability and longevity, but brings back the issues
of cost and size.  So it's no better than tape.

If you want to hear more, pick up 2005 September Sys Admin.  ;->


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