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Karen Donathan wrote:

>Hello.
>
>     What is the best way to back up the html directory?  We do not have a
>tape drive.  
>

There are many.  Keep watching the list and some might show up.


>Is there a way to have an automated .tar file created and
>sent as email so I could save it on another server?  Any help would be
>great!
>
>Thanks
>Karen Donathan
>George Washington High School
>Charleston, WV
>  
>

There are lots of ways, I'm sure, although, like I said, this strategy
might not be the best option --- I'm no expert.  OTOH, if it works ...

Hmm, something like this in cron?  You'd need to get acquainted
with shar(1), that old sneaky archiving process....

tar -R mydir -cf mydir.tar && shar mydir.tar > mydir.tar.shar && mail 
me@somehost < mydir.tar.shar

HTH,

Kevin Kinsey
DaleCo, S.P.