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Re: [PLUG] CD-R(W) backup tools?
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Hi Leondard,
On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 02:09:53PM -0400, Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
> At 1:47 PM -0400 8/18/00, Nathan Thompson wrote:
> >On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 12:49:28PM -0400, Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
> >> You aren't planning on using CDRW as your PRIMARY backup
> >> solution are you? You do have something else/better in place, right?
> >>
> >ok, I'll bite :)
> >
> >why is this, in your view, such a bad / sub-optimal idea?
> >
> Pick any/all of the following reasons that come to mind:
>
> 1) Limited in size
> 2) Not spannable
> 3) Poor/short shelf-life
Ok. each disk is not huge, so they are somewhat limited in size.
However, I don't understand what you mean by numbers 2 and 3.... Not
spannable? Most of the programs I've come across will span across as
many cds as required. Maybe I don't know what you mean by spannable (I
am a backup newbie :) ).. As for shelf life, it is my understanding
that a cdr is good for 70 years if stored properly. Tape is no where
even in the same league as that. What am I missing?
Nate
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