Aaron,
If you have SOX issues - you will need to encrypt the remote backup data. I
prefer 3rd party encryption utilities because it isn't tied to the Windows
ACL's.
However, as long as your are using the VPN tunnel to xfer data over the
internet - there isn't a problem, but others should be aware that transfers
using standard ftp or http are NOT secure and should take appropriate
measures to implement either SSH or SSL.
Are we having fun yet ?
Charles
If you have SOX issues - you will need to encrypt the remote backup data. I
prefer 3rd party encryption utilities because it isn't tied to the Windows
ACL's.
However, as long as your are using the VPN tunnel to xfer data over the
internet - there isn't a problem, but others should be aware that transfers
using standard ftp or http are NOT secure and should take appropriate
measures to implement either SSH or SSL.
Are we having fun yet ?
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Hoyt" <aaron.hoyt@...>
To: <vantage@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Free Backup Software Question - Thanks to
all....
> Rick,
> You might want to do a little checking on an open source solution called
> rsync.
> It allows the backup from one computer to another, but takes the "only
> changed files" to the next level.
> After the initial copy, each time you rsync again, it looks at each file
and
> only transfers the part of the file that has changed. This allows the
> backups to be done very quickly and use very little bandwidth. I will be
> using this shortly for offsite backups. Instead of taking the tape home,
I
> will rsync via a VPN connection. I will be using a Linksys NSLU2 for the
> task (about $80 + USB Drive), but it can be done via any box (Windows or
> Linux) for free.
> Good luck,
> Aaron Hoyt
> Vantage Plastics
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vantage@yahoogroups.com [mailto:vantage@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf
> Of Rick Gors
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 12:41 PM
> To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Vantage] OT - Free Backup Software Question - Thanks to
> all....
>
>
> Thanks to all for your ideas!!
> I really appreciate the input/feedback.
>
> Have a great day.
>
> Rick G.
>
>
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>
> If you have XP workstations, you can go into the properties for My
> Documents and change the folder to the drive on the network.
>
> If you want to do a program on the pc, I'll upload a program called
> AutoCopy to the Misc folder. It will copy files from a source to a
> destination at a specified time each day. It will only copy files if
> the dates are different so the time to backup will be minimal after the
> first one. I use it to back up all my servers to a backup server.
> Couple of notes:
>
> 1) First time you run the program it will give you an error - don't
> worry about it (need to fix that one of these days).
>
> 2) If the user deletes the local file, the program will not delete the
> destination copy (this is good and bad - good if they want to recover
> the file, bad if they move a file to another folder because you get
> duplicates).
>
> 3) When you enter a source and destination folder, don't end it with a
> backslash "\", the program will add it automatically.
>
> 4) The program will create a log of all files copied and note which
> files couldn't be copied.
>
> 5) If you create a shortcut to the program, for the program field you
> can add a time for the backup to occur "9:00:00 pm".
>
> 6) As is, no warranty, too bad, etc...
>
> Butch
>
>
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> *********************
>
> Program called replicator (free) and syncbackup (minimal charge) work
well.
>
> Ronn Russom
>
>
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>
> Rather than backup the users local data to the server cant you map a
"Home"
> drive for the users to store data directly on the server? This way you
only
> have one machine to worry about rather than several.
>
> Dave Miller
>
>
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>
> How about robocopy?
>
> Frank Zeigafuse
>
>
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>
> How about using a script to copy files over. It may be slow but
affective.
>
> Jasper
>
>
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>
> What OS do you have on the client PC's? The built in backup program in
> Win2000 will do what you want.
>
> Darren Mann
>
>
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>
> We have a separate server which contains a file system with a separate,
> secure folder per user. This filesystem is backed up to DAT every night.
The
> users know that they should/must maintain any/all key files directly on
that
> server and that any local files on their PCs are expendable.
> It works well for us....and it's cheap!
>
> Richard Baily
>
>
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>
>
> Gang of over 1000:
>
> Is anyone using/aware of a free (our budget is zero spending these days)
> backup program. I want to set it up on individual PC's to backup to a
> mapped drive on server using a schedule function for after hours,
> unattended
> backups.
>
> Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>
>
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