Ryan Novosielski wrote:
>> I didn't think of it at the time, but there's also another problem with
>> your scheme: If you round-robin across three tapes, then you will
>> basically fill all three tapes more or less simultaneously, but none of
>> the tapes will be recyclable yet. To begin your next cycle, you will
>> have to manually purge all your tapes, leaving you with almost no backup
>> history.
>>
>> All in all, this really is a very bad strategy.
>
> Thanks for the help/insight. I'm starting to realize that the way that
> the bosses think would be best is often not technically feasible
> whatsoever. ;)
Ah, grasshopper, you begin to grasp the seeds of true wisdom. :)
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