On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:54:47 +0100, Sitkei Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> From a backup point of view, my goal... > >> > >> > >> On a nightly and automated basis - to take a snapshot of all new and > >> modified data from a FreeBSD server and Windows server. Then compress > >> and hopefully encrypt the data and send it to a remote FreeBSD server > >> through some form of efficient and secure file transfer. Uncompressed > >> the nightly data may total ~20MB. > > > > It is worth to take a look at http://www.fluffy.co.uk/boxbackup/, which is > a tool focusing on automated (`lazy') or snapshot backup. Supported are most > unices, there is no FreeBSD-port however. A windows' client utility is work > in progress, though usable via cygwin now. Its main advantages: > * backups via encrypted streams, public key infrastucture > * only modified parts are to be transported > * preserving the overwritten or deleted files > * quota-support > * userland RAID-option
I had never heard of boxbackup before, so thank you for the link! This tool appears to be the closest to what I am looking for. Hopefully the development continues. Cheers, ...D _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"