[COLUG] Home based backup

[Duane]

Rick Troth wrote:
> I do periodic RSYNC to a "hot spare" server.  (Not as often
> as I should.)  I find myself using RSYNC more and more.  The hot spare
> is supposedly there in case the main server craters  (any reason,
> not just a blown disk or FS).  RSYNC does not handle encryption at the
> target end, though.  Also does not provide incrementals, which would be
> helpful for "oooooopppsss"  recovery,  which may be more common than
> disk or other hardware failures.

try boxbackup ;)

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 Duane

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