8:04am, Keith Edmunds wrote: > On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 21:26:18 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > >> This >> is for home use--important files (to me) but not a mission critical >> situation or anything. > > Files are either a) important and thus backed up b) unimportant but being > backed up as part of a test or c) unimportant or already backed up. > > I'm not sure how the developers are supposed to deal with files that are > "important but not mission critical". Either you want them backed up or > you don't, and you need to accept responsibility for determining which. > > Not meaning to be rude, but users of backup software often try to rate the > importance of files on some kind of sliding scale whereas, in reality, > it's pretty much black and white: they matter or they don't. >
I think you misread me. Of course my files are important, and of course they matter. What I meant was that this is for home use. If things go wonky, and I can't back anything up for a week (or I have to jump through massive hoops to restore something), I don't have my boss screaming at me because a mission-critical server isn't protected. In other words, my files are on the line, but my job isn't. And I never said (or even implied) that I wanted the developers to classify my data as "important but not mission critical"--or in any particular way. I was looking for a classification of the beta software. Ie. "data-safe but there are some nits," or "getting there but restores have been a problem," or whatever. Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
