> On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 01:01:55PM -0700, Jon R. Doyle wrote: > > > Well you said Freeware, and the best fit it tar, in fact I think it is > > better than some commercial stuff, as long as you do not need so > > called "agents" like connectors to Oracle or something for Hot > > back-up/restore. You can make some really neat scripts for tar using > > cron jobs, at jobs, and even rsync/ssh to do some extensive backup > > routines. Tar also can be called to compress and use tape devices. > > Um, suit yourself, but if you're going in that direction, I'd recommend > Amanda, which uses either tar or dump under the covers, but at least > gives you rudimentary tape management.
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