> > If my understanding of the backuppc architecture is correct, then I > > don't see the point of doing "full" backups in the sense of transferring > > all the files accross the network. > > With transports other than rsync, that is necessary to be sure > you have a full copy of the all files. For example, none of the > others will pick up old files in their new positions under > a renamed directory using their incremental modes.
what about deleted files? with the tar method, deleted files will continue appearing in a "filled" view of an an incremental backup. doing periodic full backups is necessary to get a completely consistent view. is this not also true of rsync? paul =--------------------- paul fox, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (arlington, ma, where it's 22.3 degrees) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
