Stephen J. Carpenter said > On Tue, Aug 04, 1998 at 11:22:29AM +0100, C.J.LAWSON wrote: > > Hi, > > This is a bit off topic (and sorry I cannae answer any of your > > questions) ... Is tar ever used for backing up and if not why not .. if it > > is why is it not the defacto standard > > > > --Jonathan > > Well...I use tar... > [snipped testimonial] > > I love tar it works great... > I think that last phrase should be qualified. I've had two instances where a physical error on the disk was not caught by tar. On both of those scenarios tar kept witting even though it was not possible to restore past that point.
I had a client several years ago using tar on an Altos 15000 (?) (SCO UNIX) this system was considered state-of-the-art for Altos at the time. Image how stupid everyone felt when the client came-up with over a months' worth of backups that where half filled with nulls thanks to tar not catching an error on the disk. I don't use tar for backups anymore. I use BRU2000 almost exclusively. Though I do *some* backups using alternative technologies just to keep my data safe...I don't think that all of our backups should rely on any one technology - use magnetic and optical, tape and disk, IDE and SCSI, etc. > -Steve > > -- > /* -- Stephen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]>------------ */ Chuck -- Chuck Stickelman, Owner E-Mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Practical Network Design Voice: +1-419-529-3841 9 Chambers Road FAX: +1-419-529-3625 Mansfield, OH 44906-1301 USA
