archiving as opposed to backing up

[Zane H. Healy]

>On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 15:59, Teo Zenios wrote:
>  > Tape is still the best method for archiving files, if its not worth
>>  the time
>>  to backup a file to DAT then the file is not worth backing up (keeps
>>  you
>>  from archiving things you will never need). I use cdrs for music and
>>  copying
>  > other cd's.

PLEASE tell me you don't archive data to DAT tapes!  They're DAT and 
8mm tapes are among the worst storage formats around.  If you must 
archive to tape, archive to DLT, and keep in mind that you should 
refresh the tapes every 5 years.

		Zane

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