Re: Backup media; comments would be appreciated.

From: Al Dykes (adykes_at_panix.com)
Date: 12/27/03 

Date: 27 Dec 2003 09:07:45 -0500

In article <2hgub1-tpl.ln1@mautner.news.uni-berlin.de>,
Walter Mautner <nextnews.15.eatallspam@spamgourmet.com> wrote:
>Gaetan Martineau wrote:
>
>....
>> Question: We can use a list of seven CD on which we can write over and
>> over and over?
>>
>Just a remark: especially cdrw media are not the most reliable backup media.
>You might discover - upon overwriting last weeks backup - that it doesn't
>write anymore. Then you are in trouble, because the original backup has
>been destroyed already by overwriting. Please use 2 generations of backup
>media at least, say 14 (or 10 for workdays only) and overwrite them every 2
>weeks.
>--

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