On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Alvin Oga wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 21 Mar 2003, Jamie Lawrence wrote:
> 
> > If you use it, I recommend keeping a close eye on it.
> 
> if you use any backup system ...
>       - restore that "backup data" to a new disk regularly
>       and see that all the files are there..
[...]

Yes, certainly, if you rely on your backup, both test and verify.

What I was getting at specifically was that after experimenting with
rdiff-backup, I found it problematic.

It very well could be that I did something stupid, or that the software
sucks, or that my computer is punishing me for being a US aggressor. I
dunno. 

I was merely interested in provoking due diligence for those who choose
to employ that particular software. 

-j, who makes an effort to speak in more than ellipses.


-- 
Jamie Lawrence                                        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"... in making the freedom-for-safety swap, we haven't just dishonored
the dead of 9/11.  We've helped something else die too."
   - Nick Gillespie



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