On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:56:45 -0500 Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joe Mc Cool wrote: [snip] > > If you are making archives, or you are backing up a system which, > if it failed and you lost everything it would be a terrible > disaster, then I recommend you *not* to compress your backups. > > Compressed file formats are notoriously intolerant of medium > errors. It might be better to do subset backups each of which > fits onto a single tape. What kind of tape drive doesn't put CRC data in each block? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
