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Re: [BackupPC-users] How to backup remote ftp server?

2008-07-07 05:04:24
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] How to backup remote ftp server?
From: Adam Goryachev <mailinglists AT websitemanagers.com DOT au>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:04:17 +1000
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Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote:
> Koen Linders wrote:
>
>> I don't know if its possible.
>>
>> Anyone managed to use backuppc to backup e.g. ftp://example.com
>> providing
>> a login and password?
>> I can't find anything in the documentation or wiki.
>
>
>  From docs: "No client-side software is needed. On WinXX the standard
> smb protocol is used to extract backup data. On linux, unix or MacOSX
> clients, rsync or tar (over ssh/rsh/nfs) is used to extract backup
> data. Alternatively, rsync can also be used on WinXX (using cygwin),
> and Samba could be installed on the linux or unix client to provide
> smb shares)." (http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#overview
> )
>
> BackupPC does not work over FTP.

Hmmm, I think windows will allow you to map a drive to a ftp server,
which you could then backup using any windows backup method. Also, there
may be a similar solution to "mount" a ftp on linux ....

Regards,
Adam
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