Hey hang on, I'm trying the free 2GB Mozy because they didn't seem to have a
stupid per-machine limit in their plan.

 

And yes, the UI is quite dumb, and you have to click a few buttons to drill
down and see any useful information.

 

The following probably applies to a lot of these cloud backup providers, but
I'm talking specifically about Mozy for now...

 

.         I did not trust them to encrypt my files on the client side before
sending. They have the key.

.         In any case, why do they use Blowfish 448 bit, which is really
old? AES has been the new standard for years.

.         They use the expression "military grade encryption". This means
either they don't know what they're talking about or someone in marketing is
off their leash.

 

For these reasons I have decided that my folder being watched by the Mozy
service for backup only contains zip files using the pkzipc 6.0
-CryptAlgorithm=AES,256 option and a long password.

 

I'll run with this free provider for a while and see how it goes. My demands
are modest, I just want offsite backup in the cloud.

 

Greg

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