BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Questions about compression in BackupPC

2008-11-05 18:04:54
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Questions about compression in BackupPC
From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen AT complete DOT org>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:03:07 -0600
Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote:
>> Right, I'm aware of that.  But that's a specialized tool.  It requires
>> CPAN libraries, libraries from BackupPC's perl library, etc.  20 bytes
>> or so would get you something that gzip could uncompress.
> 
> Are you sure? I thought it also works on its own. Haven't tried it  
> though.

Yes, quite.  I did test it.

> 
> Well, maybe because it was never implemented and you're the first  
> person to ask about it. :o)

Fair enough.  My Perl skills are extremely rusty though.

-- John

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