[SLUG] Backup

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> This set me looking for something similar for Linux.  Entered "backup
> cd
> dvd linux" in Google, and came up with some interesting stuff.
>
> Top of the listing was:
> http://www.bluehaze.com.au/unix/cdbkup.html
> which at least sounds as if it's trying to achieve the above goal.
>
> http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialCDBurn.html
> has some interesting information (go to Burn a DVD near the bottom).
>
> This page has various sorts of backup software.  I notice Napster has
> stolen some of the links, but there are other ways in, I find:
> http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Backup/Bacula-3320.shtml#
>
> Apologies there are no direct answers here.  However, I've had several
> quests of this kind.  People have made suggestion, sideways leaps have
> been made, it's been shelved for a few months, then a breakthrough
> occurs.

> Martin

All very good, Martin, thanks a lot. Apologies from me too in a
similar situation .. I will keep coming back to this issue to try to
make forward progress as time permits, so apologies for not just
applying massive time and effort and solving it.

J