On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 14:56:29 -0800 Colin Percival <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 03/08/14 14:51, tarsnap wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 16:06:15 +0000 > > Colin Percival <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You can try creating an archive with the same name as you used > >> before. If it fails, that means the previous archive got created > >> successfully. > > > > Ok. Just for confirmation: this will re-use the previously sent > > files/blocks of a file? > > Tarsnap deduplicates an archive which is being created against the > data in all *currently existing* archives. This includes truncated > archives which are created from checkpoints if tarsnap fails (because > once the checkpoint is recovered, it forms an archive just like any > other) but does not include archives which have failed (because if > you don't have a checkpoint to recover from, a partial upload is > useless and will be thrown away). Ok, I understand... I think. > > I just saw your signature mentions 'Emeritus'. Does this mean > > tarsnap service will cease in the near future? > > Not at all. I'm an Emeritus *FreeBSD Security Officer*. In fact, I > stepped down from that position a couple years ago specifically so > that I could spend more time on Tarsnap. Tarsnap is here to stay. :-) > Always nice to hear a success story :) tnx
