This regular query never made it to the FAQ-O-Matic I see.

A proposal, I'll put together a survey form (sample follows)
and ask the list for submissions.

After a period I'll summarize the data, hopefully in a table
of some form and submit it to the F-O-M.

So, two questions:

 1. Is the survey desired or frowned upon?

 2. Is the data asked for, and the wording of the form suitable?

On or Off-list opinions gratefully accepted.

Jon,


[[ proposed survey form ]]


PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SURVEY, IT IS NOT FINALIZED!
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RESPONDER INFORMATION

        Name .......... :
        Organization .. :
        Email Address   :
        Date Submitted  :

   Note, responder information is requested for confirmation
   and clarification purposes only.  It will not be included
   in any published compendium of the information.

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ORGANIZATION USING AMANDA INFORMATION

        Name ..................... :
        Department ............... :
        Extent of Amanda Usage ... :
          (entire organization, department, subnet, ...)
        Date of First Amanda Usage :
          (yyyy/mm)

    Note, if you prefer the organization remain anonymous,
    please provide descriptive information (eg. Fortune 100
    insurance company, German computer manufacturer, eastern
    state university, independent consultant home office, ...)

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DESCRIPTION OF AMANDA INSTALLATION

        Dumpcycle .......... :
        Frequency of Backups :
          (daily, weekly, 5/week, ...)

        Number of Client Hosts Backed up by Amanda :
        Total Disk Capacity of Client Hosts ...... :
        Total Data on Client Host Disks .......... :
        Average Size of Data Backed Up Per Backup  :
          (pre-compression)

        Amanda Server Host(s)
          Amanda Version(s)   :
          Operating System(s) :

        Amanda Client Host(s)
          Amanda Version(s)   :
          Operating System(s) :
        
    Note, if you are running multiple configurations please
    try to give pooled values; alternatively, repeat parts
    of the survey as necessary.

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[[ end of proposed survey form ]]
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Jon H. LaBadie                  jon AT jgcomp DOT com
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