It really depends what you're backing up. For my own use I put a
very simple backup script in my home directory in all of my shell
accounts that goes something like this:
cd ; tar cz | ssh myuser@mybox "dd of=~/backups/shellname.tar.gz"
This command line grabs all of the files out of the hom
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> state of the PDA art means that these devices cannot be
> properly secured but have been overruled!
>
> Am I right?
Half way. The issue is really that all of the consumer grade PDAs on
the market (at least that I am aware of) are designed to be very
simple and convenient with security