-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Sunday 04 November 2007 09:23, G T Smith wrote: >> Randall R Schulz wrote: >>> On Sunday 04 November 2007 07:43, G T Smith wrote: >>>> ... > >> ... >> >> So in essence it is not that simple... and as I said I am more >> interested at this stage in working out whether it would be a useful >> thing to do, before I spend time trying to implement it..., if it >> offers no tangible benefit it will not be done... > > Why are you making it so difficult? Back up the entire system and be > done with it. > > > Randall Schulz
I am more interesting in archiving (emphasis on archiving not backup, an archive can be used as a backup, but a backup is not an archive) data files to removable media. In the longer term I will be looking at data migration as part of a data management strategy. Backing up everything in sight is really only OK for disaster recovery on the same machine (a backup which I currently do), but is not a lot of good when the file you use once every 6 months or so gets crocked for some reason and is now the one in your current backup set. Or you really need an older version of the same file, (true CVS and subversion can do this but they are more geared toward development work). The approach can be used for backup, but is intended for a lot more, there does come a time when the volume of data elements accumulated makes it difficult to see the trees for the forest. (My current main backup involves approx 150,000 files which is quite modest compared to what some people can accumulate). The other interesting issue is mail archiving... but that is a different story :-) - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLhKQasN0sSnLmgIRAnXUAKDA9zIPRnyPSj8NjQ1rvMdH4rZkkgCeKzoJ CJ+QCeZp8eIdJy5C7wM2u1Q= =GGtR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
