From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 4 06:00:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C1AC16A4D6 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 06:00:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (grog.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.241]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C632D43D70 for ; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 06:00:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from Nomad (nat-server.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.245]) (authenticated bits=0)i745xfGr035965; Wed, 4 Aug 2004 00:59:41 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) From: "Eric Crist" To: "'Tim Aslat'" , Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 00:53:22 -0500 Message-ID: <007101c479e7$5ca574d0$6401a8c0@Nomad> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20040804100300.3af0d4fb@bofh.spyderweb.com.au> X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.74, clamav-milter version 0.74a on grog.secure-computing.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: RE: Remote backup hosting setup? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 06:00:42 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Tim Aslat > Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 7:33 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Remote backup hosting setup? > > > In the immortal words of "Eric Crist" ... > > I was recently contacted by a lawfirm that needs a remote backup > > solution to help bring their insurance rates down. I've > decided to go > > ahead and do this, as their needs are not that great. > > Sounds simple enough > > > What I'm asking, is how best to setup this situation. I've never > > played with jails or anything, but I'm not sure if I really > need to go > > that far. I'm considering building a server that has ssh and sftp > > access. The plan is to allow them to upload at their pace, > and provide > > next-day DVD/CD copies of their entire directory structure. > > Try one of the multitude of rsync based scripts, you can even > get some very good incremental backups happening, and burning > DVDs/ dumping to tape/etc is simple enough top script as > well. Rsync by default works over ssh so can be very secure. > > The had part would be, how do these people want to retrieve the data? > > If you are just handing them media once a day, then it's > simple, but if they want to retrieve it remotely as well, > then you could be in for some fun and games. > > Cheers > > Tim Thanks for the reply, Tim. I didn't specify in the OP, but this is from Windows systems to my freebsd server. The retrieval method will be a copy on CD/DVD, at a premium, of course, in the even they have a faliure. Thanks again for all your help. Found on Conan O'Brian: Children's books written by celebrities; By Mel Gibson: Jesus Christ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. ----- Keep your powder dry and your pecker hard and the world WILL turn. ----- Eric F Crist