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Re: dd or cp over network: should I use scp?



On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:55:15 -0600
"Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss@iguanasuicide.net> wrote:

> On Thursday 24 February 2011 16:49:30 Celejar wrote:
> > On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:27:20 -0600
> > "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss@iguanasuicide.net> wrote:
> > > NB: I don't keep backups.  I know I should, but I don't.  I gave up after
> > > calculating the size of the pile of DVDs I'd need to back up my 4TB file
> > 
> > Why not use HDDs?
> 
> $$$
> 
> The data store itself costs $$$ which I can barely justify, to keep one backup 
> I'd have to pay 2x$$$ total and that's not justifiable.  I've already had to 
> stymie the normal growth rate of my data store. :(

Ah, okay.  That certainly makes sense.

Celejar
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