On Thu, 1 Nov 2012, Les Mikesell wrote: *snip* > Just a knee-jerk reaction because I like it so well, but whenever > anyone mentions backups I have to recommend backuppc. If you have > any other system that can work over the network (perhaps offsite via > VPN) and hold copies on-line you might like it. It is the kind of > thing that you can set up once and it will take care of itself for > years. It can use rsync for the transport so after your initial copy > you only need bandwidth for the changes. That's something I might take a look at. What I want to do is make backups that are on removable media, so they are not dependant on a machine for their data safety. Once I have burnt the backups to DVD they will be stored away then, just in case I need them. Keith ----------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------