On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Darrell May wrote:
> Hi Brandon.
[Brandon, if you get this - your mail was bouncing earlier today.]
> I second your comments that backups are vital. I also agree
> with you on Flexbackup being unfriendly
Flexbackup is inadequately friendly and inadequately documented. We are
working on both issues. We also don't consider flexbackup the
one-size-fits-all solution for tape backup. We will continue to
investigate other options and may offer more than one option, possibly
including commercial offerings.
> however I have not experienced the problems you mention with Taper so
> I remain pro Taper. I would also like to hear feedback from others on
> this issue. I would not want to continue to recommend Taper if others
> are experiencing problems as well.
Some questions Brandon has asked suggests that he is using an older
version, or at least not the version which I built suitable for e-smith
version 4.0 which is in my contrib area. I've discovered that that version
does not run on the 4.1beta versions - I have built a new RPM which works
with 4.1 - it will appear in my contrib area shortly.
Our lack of enthusiasm for taper is not related to any reliabilty problems
it may have, nor due to a lack of features. From what we have seen, it may
have too many features - it does not meet the "as simple as possible"
yardstick.
Charlie Brady [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.e-smith.org (development) http://www.e-smith.com (corporate)
Phone: +1 (613) 368 4376 or 564 8000 Fax: +1 (613) 564 7739
e-smith, inc. 1500-150 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1P1 Canada
