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- From: warlok@rhps.chi.il.us (Jon L Fincher)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Subject: Re: Wild Backup idea
- Message-ID: <4osLuB3w165w@rhps.chi.il.us>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 13:15:50 CST
- References: <Michel.Davidoff.159.0@sonoma.edu>
- Organization: CrissySoft Incorporated
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- Michel.Davidoff@sonoma.edu (Michel Davidoff) writes:
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- > We are considering/thinking about this wild idea.
- >
- > We have a network of PC's on Ethernet and Localtalk.
- > We'd like to "Backup" those machines to our Cyber.
- > Sorry but no flame (We have no money).
- > We are thinking about FTPing users Hard disks during the night.
- > Any ideas/input expiernce would be helpful.
- > The average Hard disk size is 30 MB.
- > Thank You
- > Michel Davidoff
- > E-Mail Michel.Davidoff@Sonoma.edu
- Assuming you have local net access to the Cyber, that is, through
- some network shared drive/directory (like nN:\ is the network
- drive), you can use a PC compression package, like PKZip or ARJ,
- to compress the files on the local HD to the network HD.
-
- If you can't get to the netowrk this way, you may be able to
- compress the local HD, sending output to your ftp line, piping
- the output through. (something like arj *.* | ftp).
-
- Other than that, you might rob a computer store and grab some
- Bernoulli boxes on the way out. Leave a note saying that
- CompuServe has appropraited some HW.... ;-)
-
- J.L.Fincher, Warlok
-