I don't know if this qualifies as an actual suggestion or not, but here
goes. Don't lose the messages in the details. Perhaps start the chapter
with a "Dummies" section on how to do a basic backup with Amanda and how to
do a basic restore. Then dive off into the details of each part of the process.
Andrew Robinson
At 04:05 PM 2/6/01 -0500, John R. Jackson wrote:
>I've been given the "opportunity" :-) to update the Amanda chapter
>web pages at www.backupcentral.com/amanda.html, so now would be a good
>time for everyone to toss in their comments on what it should contain
>(keeping in mind that every minute I'm typing HTML is one I won't be
>typing Amanda code or mailing list answers -- I've got two hands but am
>decidedly **not** ambidextrous :-).
>
>If you've seen any typos, total lies or that kind of thing, please send
>pointers to me.
>
>A couple of items to improve that have popped to mind are even more
>about how to do GNU tar exclusions and vastly more about setting up
>changer config files. Silly question :-), but are there any others?
>
>John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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