powermail-discuss Digest #2569 - Thursday, February 22, 2007
Re(2): Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Spotlight cache in PM folder?
by "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Re(2): Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "ETM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Spotlight cache in PM folder?
by "Anna Silliman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "C. A. Niemiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "ETM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re(2): Spotlight cache in PM folder?
by "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re(2): Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "computer artwork by subhash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Tim Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "C. A. Niemiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
[OT] Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: [OT] Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
by "Tim Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re(2): Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:29:59 -0800
FWIW, I use PowerMail because when I moved to OSX from OS 9, I tried a
bunch of email clients, on my then large email database. (I am adamant
that I will not throw out old email). PowerMail was then the only email
client that didn't grind to a halt or quickly corrupt the files. Now,
with the addition of FoxTrot, it serves almost every need.
I have written a few applescripts, and have a complex set of filters
that allow me to nearly painlessly deal with ~150 spams/day.
The two problems with it that I find annoying:
It is difficult to forward html email. You can redirect it, but
forwarding it is difficult/impossible (keeping the formatting).
It is asks me once a day to wait while it reindexes my files. The wait
is just long enough for me to switch to FireFox, type in a web address,
but not long enough for the address to load and let me read something
while I am waiting for PowerMail. (Ie, about 10 seconds).
A
On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:55:20 -0500 Don V. Zahniser said:
>Hi, Elaine -
>
>On or about 2/19/07, ETM wrote:
>
>>Options wanted: Redirect mail smoothly for others
>>(mailing lists),
>
>No comment - I don't use this kind of functionality.
>
>>WYSIWYG compose/send,
>
>PowerMail is text-only; no formatting.
>
>>ability to
>>fend off HTML (TB! uses tabs and I read the plain
>>text mail on top of HTML and rarely even look at
>>the HTML tab),
>
>From what you describe, PowerMail has similar flexibility in doing this,
>but instead of a tab-based interface, the reading 'engine' is chosen by
>an icon at the bottom of the window.
>
>>delete duplicates across an
>>account,
>
>I believe there are some Applescripts out there to do this.
>
>>multiple accounts,
>
>Yes.
>
>>no limits on size
>>beyond limits of PC on which PowerMail is
>>installed,
>
>PowerMail has a database size limit of 2GB. Several users are
>requesting that this limit be removed/enlarged.
>
>>built-in backup and restore system.
>
>I'm not aware of such capability in PowerMail.
>
>>Decent search capability across the entire mail
>>program. I tend to use the mail program for
>>filing important notes and attached graphics.
>
>I would describe PowerMail's search capability as 'superlative'...
>
>>Many thanks for a response. I haven't yet
>>installed the trial program, assume that it is
>>only good for so many days, I'd like to get a feel
>>for whether most or all of these options are there
>>before I give the program a go.
>
>The trial is fully featured, with no time limit, but with a limit of 200
>messages in the database to allow for testing out its functionality.
>When you register, you get a key that unlocks this limitation.
>
>>No trees were killed in the sending of this
>>message. However, a large number of electrons were
>>terribly inconvenienced.
>
>Love the tagline!
>
> - Don
>
>--
>Don V. Zahniser
>PowerMac G4 Cube, 450 MHz, Mac OS 10.4.8, 1.25 GB RAM
>
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: Spotlight cache in PM folder?
From: "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 18:22:14 -0800
I don't know what back-up software you are using, but I just label the
cache Yellow and have the software not back up yellow files/folders.
Another point you might not be aware of, if you open (control click) the
cache, you will find it full of tiny little files. In my case, I think,
5*10^5 files. Most backup software will try to compare each file to the
backed-up versions, and will quickly grind to a halt. I know this from
intimate experience.
I believe that Fox-Trot needs this PowerMail cache to work properly, but
I might be mistaken.
A
On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:26:40 -0600 Anna Silliman said:
>When I first set up Spotlight (on OS 10.4.8) it asked if I wanted my PM
>indexed, then it automatically put a PM Database cache inside my
>PowerMail folder (in User~Mail). Does anyone know if I can move that
>cache somewhere else? I am worried about Spotlight losing track of it if
>I do. I don't see any way of getting under Spotlight's hood, except for
>the basic Prefs file.
>
>I want to be able to easily back up my PowerMail files, but that cache
>inside makes it huge. I've also just started using FoxTrot and I see it
>puts its index neatly in the User Library.
>
>Thanks,
>Anna
>
>
>
>
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:12:54 +0900
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Subject: Re: Re(2): Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "ETM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:56:33 -0500
TheBat! makes it almost impossible to forward or
redirect HTML, but its dislike of HTML is one of
the reasons I like TB! <smile> so I probably can
live with that problem.
I would hate to lose the built in backup/restore
of TB! which has been used to move across
computers and has always worked beautifully. I
recently tested it in Parallels on a MacBook and
it worked fine there. And size, like you, I am
not quick to throw way mail, especially since I
use the mail program to file. I would have
problems learning to file in a word program away
from the mail program so limiting the mail program
seriously cramps my style.
Elaine
There is only one quality worse than
hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
--Theodore Roosevelt
Hello PowerMail
On Wednesday, February 21, 2007, you wrote
> FWIW, I use PowerMail because when I moved to
> OSX from OS 9, I tried a
> bunch of email clients, on my then large email database. (I am adamant
> that I will not throw out old email). PowerMail was then the only email
> client that didn't grind to a halt or quickly corrupt the files. Now,
> with the addition of FoxTrot, it serves almost every need.
> I have written a few applescripts, and have a complex set of filters
> that allow me to nearly painlessly deal with ~150 spams/day.
> The two problems with it that I find annoying:
> It is difficult to forward html email. You can redirect it, but
> forwarding it is difficult/impossible (keeping the formatting).
> It is asks me once a day to wait while it
> reindexes my files. The wait
> is just long enough for me to switch to
> FireFox, type in a web address,
> but not long enough for the address to load and let me read something
> while I am waiting for PowerMail. (Ie, about 10 seconds).
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Subject: Re: Spotlight cache in PM folder?
From: "Anna Silliman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:17:09 -0600
Recently, Alan Harper wrote:
>I don't know what back-up software you are using, but I just label the
>cache Yellow and have the software not back up yellow files/folders.
Thank you for the suggestion. I've been marking my files to be backed up
with a red label, which I use both in Retrospect and in Finder backups
(just do a search for files with red label). Perhaps I can incorporate
your idea into this routine...will see what I can come up with.
>
>Another point you might not be aware of, if you open (control click) the
>cache, you will find it full of tiny little files. In my case, I think,
>5*10^5 files. Most backup software will try to compare each file to the
>backed-up versions, and will quickly grind to a halt. I know this from
>intimate experience.
Yes, I can well imagine! This is why I was hoping to move the darn thing
out of the PM folder altogether, but unfortunately that spoils the
searching results, making Spotlight useless. Oh well, there is no free lunch!
>
>I believe that Fox-Trot needs this PowerMail cache to work properly, but
>I might be mistaken.
Yes, that seems to be the case. For now I'd like to use both FoxTrot and
Spotlight until I start to learn what works best for me in which
contexts. They are opening up wonderful possibilities for me in my work.
I'm sure glad I upgraded.
Thanks for your input,
Anna
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "C. A. Niemiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:15:46 -0500
>I would hate to lose the built in backup/restore
>of TB! which has been used to move across
>computers and has always worked beautifully.
Maybe I haven't followed this closely enough (and I've not used TheBat!)
but...
You know PowerMail can export the message database (or parts of it, by
folder) into a single file that can be copied where you please and
imported back into PowerMail? Same thing for the address book. You'd
have to copy the Attachments folder too I guess if you're moving about,
but the fact attachments are _not_ in the database is a plus for
stability and speed.
I've never had a problem backing up my mail or reimporting it. That's
from PowerMail version 3 to version 5 we have today (and upgrading the
OS as well). I've more to fear from hard disks crashing than PowerMail
eating my database.
<plug>As for the file itself, I recommend SuperDuper! (shirt-pocket.com)
for all your backup needs</plug>. That is all.
Chris
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "ETM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:12:41 -0500
I did my first SuperDuper the other evening, 120GB
MacBook to a 250GB LaCie. The SuperDuper was
unable to do an ASR after the backup (which I
assume is bootable -- this is new to me, I am
coming from a Windows environment). I realize
this is slightly OT, but do I or don't I have a
bootable proper backup of the MacBook.
Now, back to business here with PowerMail, if mail
can be exported and saved to external media and
then imported to a computer, then I think that's
about as close as one can get to a proper backup
of mail. That would make me happy. TheBat! will
copy all settings and one would simply install TB!
and restore and everything would be there. I take
it PowerMail would be a bit more work, perhaps
setting up the program first and then importing
the datebase (mail and address book make me happy,
are the attachments (usually graphics) faithfully
preserved?).
Elaine
It is the mark of an educated mind to be
able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
--Aristotle
Hello PowerMail
On Thursday, February 22, 2007, you wrote
>>I would hate to lose the built in backup/restore
>>of TB! which has been used to move across
>>computers and has always worked beautifully.
> Maybe I haven't followed this closely enough
> (and I've not used TheBat!)
> but...
> You know PowerMail can export the message
> database (or parts of it, by
> folder) into a single file that can be copied where you please and
> imported back into PowerMail? Same thing for the address book. You'd
> have to copy the Attachments folder too I guess if you're moving about,
> but the fact attachments are _not_ in the database is a plus for
> stability and speed.
> I've never had a problem backing up my mail or reimporting it. That's
> from PowerMail version 3 to version 5 we have
> today (and upgrading the
> OS as well). I've more to fear from hard disks crashing than PowerMail
> eating my database.
> <plug>As for the file itself, I recommend
> SuperDuper! (shirt-pocket.com)
> for all your backup needs</plug>. That is all.
> Chris
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Subject: Re(2): Spotlight cache in PM folder?
From: "Alan Harper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:14:36 -0800
Nice web site: handsonenglish.com! Keep up the good work.
On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:17:09 -0600 Anna Silliman said:
>From: "Anna Silliman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:29:07 +0900
Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:15:46 -0500 schrieb/wrote C. A. Niemiec:
>>I would hate to lose the built in backup/restore
>>of TB! which has been used to move across
>>computers and has always worked beautifully.
>
>Maybe I haven't followed this closely enough (and I've not used TheBat!)
>but...
>
>You know PowerMail can export the message database (or parts of it, by
>folder) into a single file that can be copied where you please and
>imported back into PowerMail? Same thing for the address book. You'd
>have to copy the Attachments folder too I guess if you're moving about,
>but the fact attachments are _not_ in the database is a plus for
>stability and speed.
>
>I've never had a problem backing up my mail or reimporting it. That's
>from PowerMail version 3 to version 5 we have today (and upgrading the
>OS as well). I've more to fear from hard disks crashing than PowerMail
>eating my database.
>
><plug>As for the file itself, I recommend SuperDuper! (shirt-pocket.com)
>for all your backup needs</plug>. That is all.
if I'm not wrong, SuperDuper! is only a GUI to resync.
imho it does not work fully with network volumes, and that's were you
want to have your backup.
Another GUI is CarbonCopyCloner.
Also works now with network volumes (I still didn't test it)
The best backup you can do, is to an external harddisk or a network
volume, else you are stuck in the most possible crash, which is a
harddisk failure.
<http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.pdf>
All the best
Matthias
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Subject: Re(2): Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "computer artwork by subhash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:55:08 +0100
[Matthias Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 22.2.2007 um 12:12 Uhr:]
>but I think rsync is shipped with OS X, but has to be used
>from the terminal.
>Else just google and install it, it's free.
There is CarbonCopyCloner <http://www.bombich.com/software/ccc.html>
which uses rsync I think.
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http://www.subhash.at
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:55:40 +0900
Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:12:41 -0500 schrieb/wrote ETM:
>I did my first SuperDuper the other evening, 120GB
>MacBook to a 250GB LaCie. The SuperDuper was
>unable to do an ASR after the backup (which I
>assume is bootable -- this is new to me, I am
>coming from a Windows environment). I realize
>this is slightly OT, but do I or don't I have a
>bootable proper backup of the MacBook.
you need a FireWire Drive to boot a Mac.
There are some tricks to make a Mac boot with an USB drive.
<http://tinyurl.com/qo2n6>
I never tried that.
>
>Now, back to business here with PowerMail, if mail
>can be exported and saved to external media and
>then imported to a computer, then I think that's
>about as close as one can get to a proper backup
>of mail. That would make me happy. TheBat! will
>copy all settings and one would simply install TB!
>and restore and everything would be there. I take
>it PowerMail would be a bit more work, perhaps
just copy your PowerMail Folder.
>setting up the program first and then importing
>the datebase (mail and address book make me happy,
>are the attachments (usually graphics) faithfully
>preserved?).
Copy your attachments in the attachment folder inside the PM Folder.
imho PM now does that, when you import mail, but I also didn't try this.
All the best
Matthias
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Am Wiesengrund 9a, 90584 Allersberg
Geschäftsführer: Peter Frank, Jürgen Krey, Matthias Schmidt
Amtsgericht Nürnberg: HRB 21750
Tel.: 09872-31 43 30
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:36:11 -0600
actually, I do backup to networked volumes with superduper!, so this
statement is not absolutely correct.
what it does not like to do is to backup remote, external drives (i.e.
not hooked up to your local machine) via network to remote, external
drives, but this is rather a rare scenario.
---marlyse
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>imho it does not work fully with network volumes, and that's were you
>want to have your backup.
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:04:14 +0900
Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:36:11 -0600 schrieb/wrote Marlyse Comte:
>actually, I do backup to networked volumes with superduper!, so this
>statement is not absolutely correct.
well yes, it does, but it does not back up objects owned by root
so you can't fully mirror your entire drive data to a network drive.
But maybe they meanwhile implemented this feature, which would be good :-)
All the best
Matthias
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Tim Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:30:22 +0000
On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 8:04 am +0900, Matthias Schmidt wrote:
>Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:36:11 -0600 schrieb/wrote Marlyse Comte:
>
>>actually, I do backup to networked volumes with superduper!, so this
>>statement is not absolutely correct.
>
>well yes, it does, but it does not back up objects owned by root
>so you can't fully mirror your entire drive data to a network drive.
>But maybe they meanwhile implemented this feature, which would be good :-)
The other issue with SuperDuper is that networked backups are to disk
images, which make some people nervous, since any file corruption is
likely to hose the whole backup.
(Having said that, I use it!)
TimH
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TimH
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Matthias Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:01:28 +0900
Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:30:22 +0000 schrieb/wrote Tim Hodgson:
>On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 8:04 am +0900, Matthias Schmidt wrote:
>
>>Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:36:11 -0600 schrieb/wrote Marlyse Comte:
>>
>>>actually, I do backup to networked volumes with superduper!, so this
>>>statement is not absolutely correct.
>>
>>well yes, it does, but it does not back up objects owned by root
>>so you can't fully mirror your entire drive data to a network drive.
>>But maybe they meanwhile implemented this feature, which would be good :-)
>
>The other issue with SuperDuper is that networked backups are to disk
>images, which make some people nervous, since any file corruption is
>likely to hose the whole backup.
I did that with DejaVu and I wouldn't advice anybody to do so. It's just
a source of additional problems.
All the best
Matthias
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Am Wiesengrund 9a, 90584 Allersberg
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "C. A. Niemiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:46:05 -0500
>if I'm not wrong, SuperDuper! is only a GUI to resync.
>imho it does not work fully with network volumes, and that's were you
>want to have your backup.
There was some article comparing backup solutions, SuperDuper was the
only one to preserve modification dates (or such). I think it also said
SuperDuper has a custom engine, while the others were rsync/GUI front
ends. If I find the link, I'll post it.
SuperDuper isn't an archiving program, and I'm not sure about network
capabilities (I back up my laptop to an external hard disk), but every
review I've seen and my own experience has been that it's rock solid.
Their customer support is also spectacular. I think the guy lives in his
online forum... :)
Chris
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Subject: Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:23:27 -0600
SuperDuper! does backup all files if you so wish. By default it will not
backup SOME files recommended by Apple, but this "some" does not refer
to all root owned files.
And to whomever made the comment that it's just Rsync with an interface,
this is quite not true, they are both very distinctively different.
Taking about backup solutions - yes, I've gone the whole slew up and
down myself - Synk is a good application for mirror work between e.g. 2
folders on 2 drives, but trying to backup my large drives was
unfortunately WAY too slow, even with their newly implemented
'intelligent agent' and would take 5 hours to re-archive right after an
archive was done (I was testing it in that scenario). SuperDuper! really
knows if files are newer/older etc. and would handle this in seconds.
Rsync is a very nice freebee for making bootable archives, but not easy
if you want to scheduled ones and you are not comfortable with scripts
and stuff. SuperDuper! is a good, dependable solution with some quirks
(which software doesn't show this for some users?) and yes, it's the one
I always fall back onto as it still works the best for most of my
scenarios (including my husbands who runs a whole netword of computers
and my in-laws which are not very advanced when it comes to computers.
---marlyse
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>Am/On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:36:11 -0600 schrieb/wrote Marlyse Comte:
>
>>actually, I do backup to networked volumes with superduper!, so this
>>statement is not absolutely correct.
>
>well yes, it does, but it does not back up objects owned by root
>so you can't fully mirror your entire drive data to a network drive.
>But maybe they meanwhile implemented this feature, which would be good :-)
>
>
>
>All the best
>
>Matthias
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Subject: [OT] Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Marlyse Comte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:31:43 -0600
Absolutely. makes me nervous too, especially after trashing by mistake a
140 GB (yes, GB) backup file... looong story, don't ask (if you DO want
to read up how a backup fanatic can get into and out of a highly stupid
situation : <http://www.marlyse.com/2006/11/15/recovery/>). You CAN
recover such a disc image with Stellar Phoenix recovery software, but
it's still painful to go through. This was the reason I once again began
looking at other solutions, but I've just found none ( - even though I'd
like to use Rsync, I'm not able to make some dependable script with it).
---marlyse
------------ former message(s) quotes: -------------
>The other issue with SuperDuper is that networked backups are to disk
>images, which make some people nervous, since any file corruption is
>likely to hose the whole backup.
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Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Basic questions from a possible newbie
From: "Tim Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:23:21 +0000
On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 2:31 pm -0600, Marlyse Comte wrote:
>This was the reason I once again began
>looking at other solutions, but I've just found none ( - even though I'd
>like to use Rsync, I'm not able to make some dependable script with it).
Yes, I'd like to use rsync, but every time I've started to google it up,
I've found half a dozen contradictory accounts of which version has
which bugs, at which point I think "life's too short for this" and go
back to SuperDuper. But as you and Matthias say, disk images and backups
don't go well together...
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TimH
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