On 2003.06.19 08:55, Jarkko Teppo wrote:
> 
> Trust me, it doesn't matter. DAT/DDS will eat your data and you'll never
> see it again. Taking no backups is a better policy than using DDS-tapes
> because that way you won't have that false sense of security.
> 
> My personal preferences (with regards to reliability): DLT, LTO, Exabyte,
> 9-track, no backups, /dev/null, DDS.
> 

I have been using DDS Tapes for over 3 years without problems.
We also do restores several times a year.

Please don't put out such general judgements.
While there are better (but also more expensive) backup tools 
like those you mentionned, DDS Tapes are not just crap.

Chris

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Christoph Kaegi                                           kgc@zhwin.ch
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