[Techtalk] Backup solutions

[Hemingway, Neil]

I use cron starting a perl script which backs up "all my disks",
without me having to remember if/when I add a new one (or change
the partition scheme).  Eventually it uses dump, writing to a DLT
drive that work didn't want any more.  If you interested in the
perl script, give me a shout.  I would say that I remember Linus
saying something about dump being a seriously bad way of doing
backup these days, for various reasons that I can't remember
(but I haven't changed yet)

Regards, Neil

PS: Incidentally, does anyone know how to persuade M$ Outlook to
wrap at 80 columns?  Work is stubbornly a M$ shop, and I don't yet
have email properly at home.


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