[mdlug] Periodic backup software (dis)recommendations

[Jeff Hanson]

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Dr. Robert Meier
<list1c30fe42 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Data Specialists,
>
> I'm configuring a new computer, and now is the time to consider
> backup strategy.
>
> What tools and/or features do you (dis)recommend?
>
>
>
> In the past, I used cprcdr because of the following features.
>   o scriptable map of live namespace to cd
>   o ls -R index of each cd retained and searchable in live space

I'm using BackupPC on a server but it's not the easiest thing to set
up.  My workstation has a bunch of NFS shares to it so they are backed
up there instead of a remote backup from my workstation.  I'm using a
RAID1 mirror and add a third drive occasionally.  After it syncs I
take it off-site.