On Mon, 11 May 2009 14:17:37 -0400
Gene Heskett <gene.heskett AT verizon DOT net> wrote:

> On Monday 11 May 2009, Dustin J. Mitchell wrote:
> >On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Matt Burkhardt
> ><mlb AT imparisystems DOT com> 
> wrote:
> >> I'm doing some pro bono work for our local Boys and Girls Club and
> >> helping them set up a server.  We're using Amanda for a backup and
> >> trying to back everything up to a CDR.  I thought there was a
> >> device for it or a cdrtaper utility or something.  I've tried
> >> googling it, but no luck and was hoping someone might know...
> >
> >I think you're looking for this:
> >  http://www.tivano.de/software/amanda/Installation.shtml
> >
> >I *seriously* doubt the thing works anymore, though.  I contacted the
> >authors a while back to see if they were interested in writing a
> >"CD-RW Device" and the answer was not quite "NO", but I doubt there's
> >been any work done.
> >
> >This would be a good project for someone with a bit of familiarity
> >with C.
> >
> >Dustin
> 
> Most backup sessions result in outputs that would handily exceed the
> 700mb of a cdr, so it would be a nice coding exercise but far more
> expensive than a commodity hard drive.  Mine even exceed a dual layer
> dvd, so I've never made the investment in the disks to try it.  

How about a blu-ray disk? I see burners and media are coming down in
price. "Be the first kid on your block to see your /etc/passwd in HD!"

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