No. When we suggested RAIDs had other uses - I mentioned for speed -
you argued they had no reason to be used for that either.

You can't squirm out of this one. But then, I guess this is actually
an apology.? :)


On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Tom Piwowar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was reading the Wikipedia and thought to see what their article on RAID
> might contribute to our recent discussion. It reads...
>
> "RAID is not a good alternative to backing up data. Data may become
> damaged or destroyed without harm to the drive(s) on which it is stored.
> For example, part of the data may be overwritten by a system malfunction;
> a file may be damaged or deleted by user error or malice and not noticed
> for days or weeks; and of course the entire array is at risk of
> catastrophes such as theft, flood, and fire."
>
> Which is pretty close to what I was trying to get across.


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