wok-next annotate boxbackup-client/description.txt @ rev 12618

Up mtpfs (1.1)
author Pascal Bellard <pascal.bellard@slitaz.org>
date Sun Apr 29 11:43:08 2012 +0200 (2012-04-29)
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domcox@1357 1 BoxBackup Client (bbackupd)
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domcox@1357 3 BoxBackup is designed to be easy to set up and run, and cheap to use.
domcox@1357 4 Once set up, there should be no need for user or administrative
domcox@1357 5 intervention, apart from usual system maintenance.
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domcox@1357 7 bbackupd is configured with a list of directories to back up. It has a
domcox@1357 8 lazy approach to backing up data. Every so often, the directories are
domcox@1357 9 scanned, and new data is uploaded to the server.
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domcox@1357 11 The daemon is always running, although sleeping most of the time. In
domcox@1357 12 lazy mode, it is completely self contained - scripts running under cron
domcox@1357 13 jobs are not used.
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domcox@1357 15 If an old version of the file is present on the server, a modified
domcox@1357 16 version of the rsync algorithm is used to upload only the changed
domcox@1357 17 portions of the file.
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domcox@1357 19 After a new version is uploaded, the old version is still available
domcox@1357 20 (subject to disc space on the server). Similarly, a deleted file is
domcox@1357 21 still available. The only limit to their availability is space allocated
domcox@1357 22 to this account on the server.