Been following this conversation, I'm surprised no one has mentioned hivecache http://www.mojonation.net/ I'll quote:
" Where does HiveCache store my backup data? HiveCache uses space disk space that is available on the various PCs in your enterprise network. Every PC will have some amount of unused disk space, most PCs have a very large chunk of unused space. By collecting these pieces of unused disk space together into a self-organizing data mesh, HiveCache is able to build a single virtual storage space from the small chunks of disk space contributed by each agent. This is what enables HiveCache to provide an online backup system so that you can get your data back instantly, and enables HiveCache to do so at a fraction of the cost of a dedicated device that would provide similar online archival storage." No need to re-create the wheel. Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Carroll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Bob Meyers'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Charlie Brady'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:09 AM Subject: RE: [e-smith-devinfo] [BETA] e-smith-rsback-0.4.2-1.noarch.rpm released! > > > On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Bob Meyers wrote: > > > > > > > I suppose one draw back is security, data backed up to > > workstations > > > > would have to be encrypted. > > > > > > It would also need to be accessible (preferably only to admin), and > > you > > > would need to be able to verify the content before restoring. > > > > > > > With XP workstations one can make an admin account and use > > that for ownership and share. Come to think of it... it would > > seem one could do an ownership/perms db to solve the > > restoring original perms. > > Bob and rest of the list, I think this is a great idea! I too have > thought several times of all that space wasted on PC workstations. > > <rant> > I have been using E-Smith/SME since version 4.1.2 and dabbled from time > to time with Linux, but I must admit that I am still Linux challenged. > That's the nice thing about SME - it's so easy! > </rant> > > I was wondering, under WinXPP, can you create an ext2 or ext3 partition > using some utility and assign perms to that partition? If so, would > that partition then be mountable through a samba share while the > workstation is booted to WinXPP? > > If so, would that work to achieve the spirit of what we would all like > to do? I have at one time used a utility to access an ext2 partition > from within Windows on the same physical drive, but separate partition, > on a dual boot system. So I know Linux partitions are accessible from > Windows and able to transfer files back and forth. > > There is *TONS* of unused hard drive real estate out there these days. > > Maybe we could call it NetRaid or something... > > Tom > > > -- > Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues > Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org > -- Please report bugs to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] (only) to discuss security issues Support for registered customers and partners to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/devinfo%40lists.e-smith.org
