On Mon, 11 May 2009 14:17:37 -0400 Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Monday 11 May 2009, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote: > >On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Matt Burkhardt > ><[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm doing some pro bono work for our local Boys and Girls Club and > >> helping them set up a server. We're using Amanda for a backup and > >> trying to back everything up to a CDR. I thought there was a > >> device for it or a cdrtaper utility or something. I've tried > >> googling it, but no luck and was hoping someone might know... > > > >I think you're looking for this: > > http://www.tivano.de/software/amanda/Installation.shtml > > > >I *seriously* doubt the thing works anymore, though. I contacted the > >authors a while back to see if they were interested in writing a > >"CD-RW Device" and the answer was not quite "NO", but I doubt there's > >been any work done. > > > >This would be a good project for someone with a bit of familiarity > >with C. > > > >Dustin > > Most backup sessions result in outputs that would handily exceed the > 700mb of a cdr, so it would be a nice coding exercise but far more > expensive than a commodity hard drive. Mine even exceed a dual layer > dvd, so I've never made the investment in the disks to try it. How about a blu-ray disk? I see burners and media are coming down in price. "Be the first kid on your block to see your /etc/passwd in HD!" -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
