Hi, > > One advantage of removable media is that if something happens to your > > box (e.g. it gets stolen, goes up in flames, etc.) you don't lose your > > backups.
You are of course assuming that the house doesnt burn down when the computer goes up in flames, burning my collection of CDRWs ;-) > Of course, but I think I mentioned to make those "removable backups" > as he likes (manually, probably via a simple script) to avoid the > trouble he might run into if he misses to replace that removable > media. I found that using a ~/.vacation pseudo-lockfile to stop it from running when I go away should do the trick. When I forget to put the disk in I might write a file to the root of the CD containing the date and try and check this before burning a new one. Thanks for everyone's suggestions by the way - it's nice to get lots of feedback unlike half the `other' lists I've had the displeasure of being on (*choke* Fre*B*D!)... Thanks, - Chris.
