[ale] Backup large files to span DVDs

[James Sumners]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
wrote:

> I understand that it's not a file format itself but it does require an
> additional utility to implement the method (the parchive client) and
> that's what I'm not allowed to use.  Generating the parity files would
> just be a waste of time in this case because I would not be able to get
> the utility approved.  The current approved method for corruption
> mitigation is multiple media types and duplicate copies (e.g. a magnetic
> copy, an optical copy, a hard copy for things that can be printed, etc.)
>
> I'll certainly consider it for my personal data storage because it looks
> like a good thing to have, but I just can't do it at work.  This is why
> there are ten hard drives, many spindles of disc blanks, and lots of
> binders at my desk.
>

I am glad I do not work where you work. Redundancy doesn't imply corruption
mitigation. And refusing to allow such to be implemented because the tool
isn't "old" is asinine.


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