And .rm is a real media file (audio or audio/visual).

Don't forget .avi, mp2, mpg, and m2p. These are all video files. Well - .mp2
is the old MPEG-1 layer 2 audio, replaced by .mp3 (MPEG-1 layer 3) but
somebody's video capture hardware/software is using .mp2 for MPEG-2 video.
Microsoft uses .m2p as the MPEG-2 video for windows media player.

Anyway - these can get quite large and you probably want to back up only the
ones created by your marketing/advertising group.

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Johnson [mailto:jjohns AT US.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 2:47 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives
>
>
> .gho is a ghost image file
> .nrg could be any of the following - Norton Registry Entries, Nero CD
> image, IsoBuster file
>
> John Johnson
>
>
>
>
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>                       06/14/2002 10:39
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>                       Please respond to
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>
> .wmf is the Windows Media File format
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of
> Prather, Wanda
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:13 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives
>
> Mark,
>
> I know about mp3s and we do exclude them; what are :
>
> .nrg, .wmf,  .rm, and .gho?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Stapleton [mailto:stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:24 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Keeping an handle on client systems' large drives
>
>
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU]
> On Behalf Of
> Dan Foster
> > Not every site is lucky enough to be able to convince the
> beancounters
> > the merits of having a backup system that keeps up with the needs of
> > the end users, even if it means one has to explain doomsday
> predictions
> > on the business bottom line -- they invariably hear that
> then say "Oh,
> > pshaw, you're just exaggerating because you want money...". It sucks
> > to be the one that's right ;) And the ones who warns well before a
> > nasty event occurs may also be the first one to be fired
> out of spite
> > after something happens and gets the blame for not having prevented
> it.
>
> There is only one thing that will convince the beancounters
> that backup
> resources must be kept to adequate levels:
>
>         one bad day
>
> Put your objections in email, send that email to those who matter, and
> *keep* *a* *copy*. Gently (but regularly) remind the
> powers-that-be that
> your backup resources are inadequate.
>
> In the meantime, aggressively filter what is being backed up. An
> increasingly large amount of data is going to files with
> extensions like
> .nrg, .wmf, .mp3, .rm, and .gho (my current unfavorite).
> Don't back 'em
> up.
>
> --
> Mark Stapleton (stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
> Certified TSM consultant
> Certified AIX system engineer
> MSCE
>