Re: Since we are in stupid question mode.

2010-12-17 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 12/16/2010 05:30 PM, Bill Horne wrote: On Thu, 2010-12-16 at 16:06 -0500, Jerry Feldman wrote: I have a couple of web sites that I need to manage (because I can't talk anyone else into it). One web site is relatively small, and was created by FrontPage. What I would like to do is to use

Backup software

2010-12-17 Thread Mark Woodward
While I've got some free time on my hands, I decided to start work on a project. At its core, it is very much like a standard backup system. What makes it different from a regular backup is what you do with the data retrieved after the backup. I know it is a long shot or even a fools errand to

Re: Backup software

2010-12-17 Thread Chris O'Connell
Hey Mark, IMO I think there are a few important features: 1. The backups must be mountable, allowing for file browsing and single file restoration. 2. The backup should NOT be file based, it should be image based. 3. Encrypted backups. I want the backups to be encrypted and I want the

Re: Backup software

2010-12-17 Thread Rob Hasselbaum
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Edward Ned Harvey b...@nedharvey.comwrote: There are different requirements for laptops and servers. Laptops: Run frequently (minimum once daily), silently, in the background, low enough priority that users don't generally notice or care. Does not need to

Re: Backup software

2010-12-17 Thread Richard Pieri
On Dec 17, 2010, at 8:10 AM, Mark Woodward wrote: My question for you guys is what do you *want* in a backup. We've all used these feature laden things that are out there, 99% of which is pointless. What are must haves? What is something you've wanted but can't find? What are features

Re: Backup software

2010-12-17 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 12/17/2010 10:05 AM, Matt Shields wrote: Another useful feature is that the system should automatically verify the backups to make sure they are good and alert you when there's a problem. Nothing like needing to go back to your backups and realizing that they haven't been running for

A word from Richard Stallman: Kettling Wikileaks

2010-12-17 Thread Tom Metro
Original Message Subject: Kettling Wikileaks Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:56:55 -0500 From: Defective by Design i...@defectivebydesign.org This article is available from DefectiveByDesign at: http://www.defectivebydesign.org/wikileaks Or from the Guardian Newspaper at: