Offsite backups for the rest of us?
Sy
sy1235-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Mon Apr 11 22:31:02 UTC 2005
On Apr 12, 2005 3:03 AM, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Sy wrote:
> > I'm not concerned about speed, only safety and functionality.
> > Subversion seems a bit overblown for this kind of need. I will look
> > into some sort of rsync type thingemy. Although I do kinda want to be
> > able to plug in a backup device, do some checking, and learn what
> > files have changed since my last revision.. it would be a valuable
> > intrusion detection system.
>
> Then, why not just copy to CD and leave them with someone? You can
> always encrypt the data, if you're worried about security.
It's the stupidest thing, but I think the best solution is to cart
around a hard drive every so often and leave it at the office. That's
a solution that was staring me in the face.. =)
Sometimes I wonder that I'm too used to doing things the hard way. =/
I already did some minor looking into USB devices and all that.. but
nowadays a good distro will support hotplugging usb devices out of the
box, so I should be good. I figure a usb enclosure will do what I
need.. then all I need is some intelligent updating/backup software.
Heck, I may break down and make that my first proper ruby project.
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