On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Robert P McGraw Jr <rmcgraw AT purdue DOT edu> 
wrote:
>     2. I was thinking about using the "server" estimate for the users in the
> include list to try and increase the speed of the backup. Our user
> directories do no change that much so I think I am ok in this area.

I think this sounds like a good idea for your case.  It will cause
your estimates to be off a bit if, for example, a user decides to
download a few DVD ISO's, but I expect that such occasional
inconvenience will be dwarfed by the time savings from 'estimate
server'.

Dustin

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