Alexander Jolk wrote:
Then create a symlink to that directory with a simple name from somewhere else and backup that symlink (not the directory containing it, but the link itself).
So brilliantly simple and obvious that I didn't think of it 8-)
I still believe amanda should deal with such filenames properly, but this workaround is more than ok with me. Tested it today and it appears to be fine.
Thanks, Andrea.
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