[Gllug] Backup recommendations

[David Damerell]

On Tuesday, 12 Feb 2002, Jackson, Harry wrote:
>Off site storage was not the point I was addressing. I was just wondering
>why you mentioned fire and brimstone, off site storage and possible failures
>when Jim mentioned the IDE solution. Are we to make the assumption that
>tapes are always held off site, do not get stolen and never fail or am I
>missing some key point in this thread.

You're missing the point that tapes stored offsite, while they may get
stolen or burned or whatever, will not suffer that fate _at the same
time_ as the system they are backing up.

Any home user can store tapes off site. Take 'em to work!

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David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?

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