On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:02:51 +0200, Joerg Schilling wrote: > > Kdar. > > If you use throw away backups, you may live with a non-standard archive > format. > > If you like to archive your backups, better use a standard compliant > archive format that grants you the ability to unpack even many years > later.
I burn my backups onto bootable live DVDs that include dar, as well as anything else I may need. When x86 compatible hardware is close to extinction, I will have to rethink this, if I'm still alive. Having said that, I've never looked at star, maybe I should (I'm not bothered about a GUI for a job that's handled by a cron task) -- Neil Bothwick I am Speedy Gonzales of Borg: Prepare to be accelerated!
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