[PLUG] CCC

[Rigel Hope]

"For this use case it probably wouldn't even work since it can't do
network transfers."

pipe to tar, pipe to netcat. sha256sum afterwards.

some people will only need their memories jogged with commandline
tools. some will require more extensive hand holding. some people will
be able to competently use google with a few pointers, some not.
sometimes it's not clear the use case or skill level of the
questioner.

i was kind of put off by the harangue.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 10:29 PM Ben Koenig <techkoenig at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 2/23/19 5:48 PM, Russell Senior wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 4:51 PM Ben Koenig <techkoenig at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm really not trying to be mean here, just pointing out that this is
> >> one of those moments where throwing out a random commandline tool is
> >> not helpful.
> >>
> >> Hopefully this comes across as constructive critisism. Backup tools
> >> like CCC are essentially dd on STEROIDS. They provide a huge amount of
> >> functionality that dd will never implement. rsync comes a bit closer,
> >> but still lacking in a huge amount of features when compared to a
> >> complete backup software package. The difference is so huge that you
> >> can't even make a direct comparison, it's like comparing apples to
> >> wild geese....
> >>
> > Maybe so, but steroids are bad for you. ;-)
> >
> > People are free to disregard any random voluntary offers. It is
> > acknowledged that they may not be helpful, that's for the reader to judge
> > for themselves. I'll note that my one sentence reply was not a lot to wade
> > through if it was off target.
>
> Dance with me, Russell. I just got back from rehab and made a network
> backup of /etc/* using scp.
>
>
> Without any supporting scripts dd is just going to result in loss of
> data. It's a low level tool that is prone to failure if not handled with
> care. For this use case it probably wouldn't even work since it can't do
> network transfers.
>
> If you had bothered to read the question, you would know that. So keep
> bragging about all the stupid things you do, I'll go make a list of all
> the wifi hotspots in Portland that are not trustworthy. Non-profits are
> run on attitude, and your attitude sucks.
>
> --Ben
>
>
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