Posted by P R on 02/09/07 20:23

"Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xp7rt.net> wrote in message
news:5341gbF1qlft4U1@mid.individual.net...
> "GMAN" wrote ...
>> "Richard Crowley" wrote:
>>>"Gene" wrote ...
>>>> Sorry, but I still do not understand how anyone could store my data
>>>> as cheaply as I can. That would assume that I was willing to
>>>> allow someone to view my family movies - which I would NEVER do.
>>>>
>>>> As of today, my total out-of-pocket cost to store a gigabyte of data
>>>> is ~ six cents/US ($0.06). That is on a very high quality DVD-R,
>>>> single. I can't even conceive of someone providing me with 20 years
>>>
>>>I think there will be LOTS of horror stories here in less than 20
>>>years of people who thought that writable optical discs would
>>>provide some sort of "archival quality" storage. Good luck.
>>>But whatever you do, don't throw away the original tapes.
>>>
>>>
>> Yet, you are going to trust your ISP to keep your data safe
>> for that long on their hardware?
>
> 1) Thats just silly. An ISP is not an archive. An ISP is a place
> to host my web pages, and a SMTP server to shuttle my email.
>
> 2) Reputable ISPs run industrial-strength backup/restore
> systems. (Using digital mag tape.) To cover hardware failures
> at their end. I expect nothing more (or less) from any ISP.
>
> Or were you addressing your question to someone else?
Keeping important data in two physically different places
provides insurance against flood, fire and tempest, not to
mention theft or vandalism.

P R

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