CompuServe Messages

That's the question of the century. I have yet to find a Backup software for the PC that works (specially with SCSI tapes). They all stink. I tried just about everyone out there. I did have some luck with Fifth Generation FastBack but it didn't work with the Pentium so I had to forget it. On the PC I've been using Central Point's backup. It's a russian roulette type deal. Some times it works, sometimes it doesn't. I don't care too much as all important data goes off to the file server. This would be just to avoid having to reinstall all the software in the world in case the disk goes bad. The server is Unix. I use (what else) TAR. Never fails but it's plain nuts to try to restore a couple of files only. I have an X front end that allows selecting files (or directories) to restore but it takes a good 45 minutes just to build the file list. Backup is automatic. It goes off every morning at 8am and I switch between 8 tapes (seven days a week and one gets stored for ever or until I run out of tapes, whichever comes first).