[clue] cloud backups that support linux [TALK]

Shawn Perry shawn at redmop.com
Tue Jul 19 11:32:14 MDT 2011


I've had problems with SpiderOak and Syncing.  Backup works great.  Syncing
has lost me files.  Glad I keep my own backups.


Shawn T Perry
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On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Adrian Nagle <anagle at naglenet.org> wrote:

> I've been using Spideroak for several years. It is not the best overall but
> they keep improving. I chose them so I can backup up multiple computers on
> multiple OS.
>
> Adrian
> On Jul 19, 2011 9:28 AM, "Mike Bean" <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey, just sharing in case someone can benefit. I've been reading all the
> > security news coming out of dropbox, and some of the security guys I know
> > suggested SpiderOak, so I've been fiddling with them.
> > https://spideroak.com/
> >
> > At first I thought they were just charging extra for the extra
> encryption,
> > but then I realized their linux support is actually fairly robust, and
> their
> > sync feature isn't locked down to one directory. It's customizable. Set
> up
> > your own syncs.
> >
> > I've been using their Ubuntu [Natty] client and my distro of choice is
> > Mint11, so far it's working great. So I thought I would relay the
> > suggestion in case someone out there in the intertubes might be
> interested
> > in a similar service.
> >
> > I realize that they are more expensive then the average
> > mozy/carbonite...etc...., and money's precious - so I thought I'd include
> a
> > link to some coupon codes: *http://tinyurl.com/3n6hdcf*
> >
> > I also realize that the whole cloud backup strategy can be a topic of
> some
> > discussion, there are benefits and disadvantages...etc...etc..., and it
> > isn't my intention to take sides in that whole red v blue debate, but I
> do
> > believe there's some value in having an "offsite" so I thought I'd share
> > because cloud services that support linux aren't exactly coming out of
> the
> > woodwork. To my knowledge it's Spideroak and Crashplan, and I wasn't
> crazy
> > about Crashplan. (though I did like their peer to peer feature)
> >
> > Mike Bean
>
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