And .rm is a real media file (audio or audio/visual). Don't forget .avi, mp2, mpg, and m2p. These are all video files. Well - .mp2 is the old MPEG-1 layer 2 audio, replaced by .mp3 (MPEG-1 layer 3) but somebody's video capture hardware/software is using .mp2 for MPEG-2 video. Microsoft uses .m2p as the MPEG-2 video for windows media player.
Anyway - these can get quite large and you probably want to back up only the ones created by your marketing/advertising group. Tom Kauffman NIBCO, Inc > -----Original Message----- > From: John Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 2:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives > > > .gho is a ghost image file > .nrg could be any of the following - Norton Registry Entries, Nero CD > image, IsoBuster file > > John Johnson > > > > > "Joshua S. Bassi" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent by: "ADSM: cc: > Dist Stor Subject: Re: > Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives > Manager" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .EDU> > > > 06/14/2002 10:39 > AM > Please respond to > "ADSM: Dist Stor > Manager" > > > > > > .wmf is the Windows Media File format > > > -- > Joshua S. Bassi > Sr. Solutions Architect @ rs-unix.com > IBM Certified - AIX 5L, SAN, Shark > eServer Systems Expert -pSeries HACMP > Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM > Cell (415) 215-0326 > > -----Original Message----- > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of > Prather, Wanda > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:13 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives > > Mark, > > I know about mp3s and we do exclude them; what are : > > .nrg, .wmf, .rm, and .gho? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives > > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of > Dan Foster > > Not every site is lucky enough to be able to convince the > beancounters > > the merits of having a backup system that keeps up with the needs of > > the end users, even if it means one has to explain doomsday > predictions > > on the business bottom line -- they invariably hear that > then say "Oh, > > pshaw, you're just exaggerating because you want money...". It sucks > > to be the one that's right ;) And the ones who warns well before a > > nasty event occurs may also be the first one to be fired > out of spite > > after something happens and gets the blame for not having prevented > it. > > There is only one thing that will convince the beancounters > that backup > resources must be kept to adequate levels: > > one bad day > > Put your objections in email, send that email to those who matter, and > *keep* *a* *copy*. Gently (but regularly) remind the > powers-that-be that > your backup resources are inadequate. > > In the meantime, aggressively filter what is being backed up. An > increasingly large amount of data is going to files with > extensions like > .nrg, .wmf, .mp3, .rm, and .gho (my current unfavorite). > Don't back 'em > up. > > -- > Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Certified TSM consultant > Certified AIX system engineer > MSCE >