Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!mahendo!wlbr!voder!pyramid!ctnews!mitisft!dold From: dold@mitisft.Convergent.COM (Clarence Dold) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: Backups using compress Message-ID: <1717@mitisft.Convergent.COM> Date: 29 Nov 90 16:22:07 GMT References: <1990Nov27.191110.5314@chinet.chi.il.us> Organization: Convergent Technologies, San Jose, CA Lines: 17 in article <1990Nov27.191110.5314@chinet.chi.il.us>, les@chinet.chi.il.us (Leslie Mikesell) says: > Has anyone worked on a "packetizing" version of compress that would > be able to pass chunks that would not compress any further through > unchanged (except for a packet header) and provide identifiable > restart points that could be used for error recovery? PCS (215) 226-2220 specializes in backup routines with error recovery, compressing, all the good stuff, 8mm, 4mm, on systems that don't offer vendor support, etc, etc... -- --- Clarence A Dold - dold@tsmiti.Convergent.COM (408) 435-5293 ...pyramid!ctnews!tsmiti!dold FAX (408) 435-3105 P.O.Box 6685, San Jose, CA 95150-6685 MS#10-007