[Techtalk] offsite backup for home users

[Carla Schroder]

I forgot to mention they support standard Linux utilities like rsync,
ssh, Duplicity, and Horcrux. 

Carla

On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:13:42 -0800
Carla Schroder <carla at bratgrrl.com> wrote:

> 
> 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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