Re: [rdiff-backup-users] initial rdiff-backup for large repository over Internet (and connection lost)

This is actually an excellent idea. I do some support work for a backup company and they regularly do something like this. They have a courier deliver a USB drive to the customer and an "initial backup" copy is put on the drive and this drive is sent back to the company where someone plugs it

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] initial rdiff-backup for large repository over Internet (and connection lost)

Hi Nicolas, On Thu, 25 Feb 2016 08:57:20 +1100 Nicolas wrote: > Now /var/www is 14G large and I need to fresh start the backup > (destination directory has been deleted). [...] > What would be proper way to first sync rdiff-backup ? > Would a previous rsync help, so that

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] initial rdiff-backup for large repository over Internet (and connection lost)

On 02/24/2016 01:57 PM, Nicolas wrote: Hi all, I'm an happy rdiff-backup user for many years. Years ago I setup a rdiff-backup from a WWW server to a local server. Internet connection is limited to 2Mbps between the 2 servers. As /var/www was initially empty, rdiff-backup as done its backup

Re: [rdiff-backup-users] initial rdiff-backup for large repository over Internet (and connection lost)

On 02/24/2016 01:57 PM, Nicolas wrote: Hi all, I'm an happy rdiff-backup user for many years. Years ago I setup a rdiff-backup from a WWW server to a local server. Internet connection is limited to 2Mbps between the 2 servers. As /var/www was initially empty, rdiff-backup as done its backup

[rdiff-backup-users] initial rdiff-backup for large repository over Internet (and connection lost)

Hi all, I'm an happy rdiff-backup user for many years. Years ago I setup a rdiff-backup from a WWW server to a local server. Internet connection is limited to 2Mbps between the 2 servers. As /var/www was initially empty, rdiff-backup as done its backup job everyday without problem, with many