Hi, Adam Goryachev wrote on 2008-10-07 12:05:53 +1100 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Newbie: using a storage server different from BackupPC server]: > Holger Parplies wrote: > > > > that doesn't really change anything, does it? > > > I think the point is that backing up to the same server has some > dis-advantages.
sure. I agree with everything you say. What I was trying to point out was a) top-posting makes messages incomprehensible. b) if you run BackupPC on one server, there is absolutely no difference whether data is stored on the same server or on a "hidden, well protected Windoze machine". If you gain access to the BackupPC server, you gain access to the data in the backup, period (more or less). If your BackupPC server is identical to the host you are backing up, an attacker can take out both the original data and the backup. Well, you may be able to turn off the Windoze machine, if the attacker informs you of the attack in advance, but, to my knowledge, that is not customary. I believe I succeeded neither in making point a nor point b clear. Perhaps I shouldn't have top-posted. Regards, Holger ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
