-=> On 06-10-20 09:32, mark lewis wrote to Tony Langdon <=-  
    
   ml> powershell should be able to return a timestamp for use in naming  
   ml> files, too...  
    
  I haven't done much with Powershell, but I wouldn't be surprised if it can  
  name  
  files by date.  
    
   ml> what you describe for linux is a method i use, too... once i create the  
   ml> archive, i scp it to another machine or three... at least one is  
   ml> offsite...  
    
  Yep, I try and have it as hands off as possible. :)  
    
   ml> interestingly enough, archiving and then backing up to a media is how  
   ml> many winwhatever backup solutions work... or they do an rsync-type  
   ml> backup where they move only the new and/or changed files... the  
   ml> question is how automated do you want it and how much work are you  
   ml> willing to do to achieve this operation ;)  
    
  Yep.  I've found standard Linus tools like tar, gzip and rsync are easier  
  for  
  me, because they're portable.  
    
    
    
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