-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Theodore Ts'o wrote: > On Mon, Jun 27, 2005 at 10:19:01AM -0500, David Masover wrote: [...] >>Given a choice between changing filesystems or getting a Streamload >>account, I choose Streamload. (streamload.com) > > > *If* you can afford the upload bandwidth to backup over the network, > and *if* you don't mind these gems in their legal T's and C's: > > Streamload cannot warrant and does not guarantee, and You > should not expect, that all of Your private communications and > other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not > otherwise described in this Privacy Policy.
gpg. Was in my upload script to begin with. I keep my key written many times on a single hidden CD. So long as the isofs can be read, at least one of the copies should be usable. > As-Is and As-Available. Neither Streamload nor any User, or > their respective agents, warrants that the service, Private > Content or Public Content, or Your access thereto, will be > uninterrupted or error free, and Streamload's services and > both Public Content and Private Content are provided on an "as > is, as available" basis. Streamload has the right to make > changes to its services without notice to You. Neither They don't have any billing information on me. If they charge me for something, I'll cancel my account. > Streamload nor any User warrants that Public Content or > Private Content will be free of viruses or similar > contamination or destructive features. You expressly agree to > assume any and all risk as to the use, quality, performance, > accuracy or completeness of any Private Content, Public > Content, or Streamload's services. They are giving you unlimited storage for free. Even with all of that, it's a damn good deal. > And of course, while Streamload is pretty cheap for a minimal account, > if you have say, a several hundred gigabytes of data which is lost > when your filesystem implodes, they have you over a barrel and charge > $$$ in order for you to recover it. But if you think it's this works > for you, please, go right ahead. Just don't come whining to us > afterwards if you get screwed. I don't have several hundred gigabytes of dynamic data, and neither does the average desktop user. The several hundred gigabytes of static data I have would be backed up on DVDs anyway. Now, if we're talking about a sysadmin, then of course you need a better backup solution -- no matter what FS you use. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQIVAwUBQsBrxngHNmZLgCUhAQLihw//Qz+m971rPW90Fw9We2pqK49pstfsdk4Z n7kimE7kptdcQX0ndnBa1UJ/1bTdIsaGrL+OFTkqLVKtNfitt8DuhdrbXlgm9gvJ k8mwiopXIcfPA7BZ7vxzudttX/35tRfV2ubosagqWZjnpRgBLE3mEdDRCAJb1Z7+ YkynyekwzLPNo4qxWjhazDLqkBvGz4gntQrAwMoOYFlgpQZHlcDAABdRgd1rv+EA paf/ZD90sGm5ZSodwURA8rUKIhRGqv+a5icJQ/PFWl8Cyjtg61w6toWjeK52tE+t 1AezDvjYy7JBItV3BlScgcCze6lKlAEHXDgjUZzKBllh4+h8b46IR6qjvpEk1YeX jOeJpUwIv/YPtRgfGbUBgVyd5wBWqD4+W7a2qn+GIr6sQT176X+fNFzs6RKy+QlZ Ty6yXGejFoydOhbg8zuhZvbEfJKuZCAv+1JkUijFZI6uVZj4Yychc04+qRybg+SQ yY+52KbHyeeH3yQSQrGNa3ngEh84LJjoUpvYXGhQg+ex7kDuQAYlqdUAd7NIQIFj LFvGzkVT/8SLAOi9D7lXB0g52+W4Atl7a3nYpFhIkm2AthNjUkSFhZxyu6wmhFrj 5SPReftDmp4MVQeC4FVZfB72muY4zcO/WYSVmpGn2P89lHEgD4uw8gqQ0XAi5xe6 Gwdb2XcczCo= =+R+m -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
