Indeed, tar is an archiving tool (name derivation: Tape ARchive); dump is a 
backup tool.  


 - Tony RudiƩ 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Ned Harvey
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 1:03 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [BBLISA] Help with backups

> Until we get a better backup strategy, I'm backing up the 
> workstations to the server via mounting a shared samba drive to /mnt.
> 


I am going to suggest dump.  

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