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From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To: Victor Meirans <vic@virtualis.lv>
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Subject: Re: Low-cost online disk backup solution on FreeBSD.
 Hardware/Software recomendations?
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In response to Victor Meirans <vic@virtualis.lv>:

> Good day,
> 
> I need an advice. What hardware/software would you recommend for online 
> disk backup server solution on FreeBSD?
> 99% of clients will be Windows XP/Vista users and the main requirement 
> is low cost solution meaning that the client license should be free 
> (GPL?) or low-priced compared to Tivoli or other vendors.
> 
> I was looking at BoxBackup as a software and gonna test it pretty soon, 
> I like the encription feature. Any sucess stories with it? Pros/Cons? Or 
> other recomendations?

Investigate both Bacula and BackupPC.  Both might suit your needs,
depending on the exact details of your needs.

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Bill Moran
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