Hi Christian,
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From: Christian Brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Now, first you compress the tar archive. That is *bad*.
> > If you get just a single bit error (it should not happen,
> > but it will once you need the backup!) ... you will loose
> > every file and directory after the bit error.
>
> Use bzip2 instead of gzip - it operates with blocks and if you loose a
> single bit, you only loose one bzip2-block, which is around 900k of
> compressed data.
> I also like to have a checksum over my backup and bzip2 fits well for
> that, too. There is one thing even worse than a lost backup: a backup
> with badly wrong restored data which you are not even aware of.
Forgive my ignorance, but could you kindly show us example command lines on
how you backup, compare, and restore please??
This bzip2 'safer' compression is interesting, particulary with a TR-3
tape/s and 10 Gig drive, which means less tapes to back it all up.
Thanks in advance.
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