[clue] cloud backups that support linux [TALK]

[Mike Bean]

What's the old joke?  2 rules, #1 = have a backup for EVERYTHING. #2 = have
a backup for EVERYTHING.

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Shawn Perry <shawn at redmop.com> wrote:

> 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
> Red Mop Computing Services
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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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