[Gllug] Backup recommendations

[Jackson, Harry]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Damerell [mailto:damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk]
> 
> That's not what was originally suggested, and quite a bit more
> expensive because you're going to need more of them - at least two,
> since you've got to have one out of the machine and one in the machine
> to be backed up. And a mechanism for hot-swapping IDE drives, unless
> you want to shut down your machine and take it apart every week. And
> even so, it become prohibitively expensive if you want to extend your
> backups back in time.


So what you really meant to say in this email

<quote>
"Unless the room burns down, the machine is stolen, the disc controller
goes mad, the PSU breaks and kills everything in the case, someone
pours coffee into the machine..."
<unquote>

Is that it is more expensive and involves more work than the tape solution.
Forgive me for not reading between the lines and missing this point I
thought you where knocking Jims solution because the house could burn down
or the machine could get stolen or someone could pour coffee in the machine
which I can see cannot possibly happen to the tape solution because if we
read between the lines its cheaper and less hassle.

Harry 


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