On Sat, 2007-07-14 at 09:10 -0700, Lan Barnes wrote: > On Sat, July 14, 2007 9:06 am, Mark Schoonover wrote: > > > Archiving to CDR/DVD is also problematic. Where I work, we archived data > > to > > CDR about 4 years ago, and on some of these disks, we couldn't read them > > any > > longer. They were stored in a zipped up holder, inside a library like > > room. > > No sunlight could get to them. We ended up copying ~450 CDRs back to > > drives. > > > > Yeah, I know. But having data two places beats having it one place. >
CDs, especially CDRs and RWs have a very short shelf life, IIRC 3-5 years. Magnetic tape has a far longer life and in case of fire, the tape case will melt and burn before the tape itself does (the problem is if/when the case melts all over the tape, encasing the tape in a coffin). PGA -- The information contained in this e-mail message is confidential, intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Paul G. Allen Software Engineer BSIT/SE Quake Global, Inc. 858-277-7290 x285 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
