Re: [Sheflug] backups (again!)

["Damien J. Dye" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

shef-lug@list.sheflug.org.uk writes:
>Q1: has anyone got reoback to work (it doesn't seem that useful anyway, 
>but I couldn't get anything sensible out of it)
>
>Q2: is there any way to do a network backup via ftp or telnet (yes, I 
>know I should use ssh.  As far as I can tell, the university gateway 
>does not support it, and I need to pass through it) that involves 
>creating compressed tar files on-the-fly?   And preferably automated...
theres a program which allows you do backup remote machines.
It's called amanda (I think or something like it)
>
>
>I know ftp has a limited amount of support for handling pipes, but it 
>seems I can't pipe the output of
>tar -c <directory> into it; also I do not know if telnet supports file 
>transfers [well, I can ftp via telnet, but that doesn't seem any more 
>useful than ftp itself]
>
>thanks in advance for any pointers,
>
>Matt
>
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Damien J Dye
1st year BNE student
Sheffiled hallam university
UK

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