[Techtalk] offsite backup for home users

[Carla Schroder]

I like Rsync.net. They're extremely reliable and have
good service. Their posted prices are a little high, but you can dicker
them down a bit.

Carla


On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:54:04 -0800
Alison Chaiken <alchaiken at gmail.com> wrote:

> The recent floods in NYC make me think about offsite backup of my home
> machines.     If an earthquake destroys my residence, or I return home
> to find door smashed and 'puters gone, having complete backup on
> N.A.S. won't help.      Does anyone use a remote, cloud-based backup,
> preferably automated?     I have perhaps 1 TB total of data that
> changes slowly.     I'd like to push a copy offsite perhaps once per
> month, and obviously am willing to pay.
> 
> Obviously, I am a Linux user, Debian if that matters.   I have a
> medium-fast DSL connection.    I won't consider Dropbox, with which I
> have seen an attempted exploit on my own machine with my own eyes.
> Does anyone have another suggestion?    Is anyone using Dreamhost,
> suggested on freenode's #linuxjournal?    Obviously I'm looking for a
> backup outside the Bay Area, as having my bits on another machine in
> Mountain View may not help much in the event of a real disaster.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alison
> 



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