Re: [Bacula-users] Using Bittorrent as Backup Technology

2010-02-08 Thread Josh Fisher
On 2/7/2010 10:29 PM, mehma sarja wrote: > Thanks to both of you for your thoughts. I am actually looking for > anyone who has tried it or someone who has thought about trying it and > dropped the idea. > > I understand 10 instances is very small - but I am not contemplating > huge files either

Re: [Bacula-users] Using Bittorrent as Backup Technology

2010-02-07 Thread mehma sarja
Thanks to both of you for your thoughts. I am actually looking for anyone who has tried it or someone who has thought about trying it and dropped the idea. I understand 10 instances is very small - but I am not contemplating huge files either. Is the transfer latency something like filesize/number

Re: [Bacula-users] Using Bittorrent as Backup Technology

2010-02-07 Thread Wolfgang Denk
Dear mehma sarja, In message you wrote: > > PROBLEM > I am trying to solve off-site, on-disk backup problem in the Bay Area which > is prone to earthquakes. > > QUESTION > Is anyone out there using bittorrent as a backup tool? Hm... have you ever looked into DRBD instead? Bittorrent has not b

Re: [Bacula-users] Using Bittorrent as Backup Technology

2010-02-06 Thread Phil Stracchino
On 02/06/10 19:36, mehma sarja wrote: > WHY POST THIS? > I am posting this message for two reasons: > a) Bacula and other enterprise backup tools do not particularly like > unreliable bandwidth connections and a bittorrent-like technology fills > the gap. The gap is that Bacula and other tools are

[Bacula-users] Using Bittorrent as Backup Technology

2010-02-06 Thread mehma sarja
My question may or may not be appropriate for this forum, so sorry beforehand if I am intruding. PROBLEM I am trying to solve off-site, on-disk backup problem in the Bay Area which is prone to earthquakes. QUESTION Is anyone out there using bittorrent as a backup tool? APPLICATION D-Link D323 2-