Adam Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 08:25:01AM -0500, Daniel Martin at cush wrote:
> >
> > Also, a one-bit error can ruin all files recorded after the error -
> > not a great idea. I really am surprised that there's no standard
> > backup method for debian that:
> >
On Fri, Feb 13, 1998 at 08:25:01AM -0500, Daniel Martin at cush wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William R. Ward) writes:
>
> > Charles Briscoe-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > > % tar xvMf /dev/fd0
> > >
> > > Apart from when a disk goes bad (obviously), I've never had any trouble
> > > with thi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Daniel Martin at cush) writes:
> Also, a one-bit error can ruin all files recorded after the error -
> not a great idea. I really am surprised that there's no standard
> backup method for debian that:
> 1) backs up across multiple volumes
> 2) provides checksums for each file,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William R. Ward) writes:
> Charles Briscoe-Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > % tar xvMf /dev/fd0
> >
> > Apart from when a disk goes bad (obviously), I've never had any trouble
> > with this.
>
> Stick a 'z' in the tar options to get gzip (fewer floppies!)
>
> --Bill.
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