Tag Archives: backup

Best remote backup solution for Linux?

Posted on December 18, 2009 by slacy

I’m running my own hand-crafted remote backup (rsync++) script to back up data from one machine to another.  But, it has some serious drawbacks, and I’m still looking for something better.  Here are my requirements: Runs on Ubuntu Is either: … Continue reading →

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Archiving GMail without using fetchmail

Posted on July 30, 2009 by slacy

Thanks Paul and Greg for the advice on backing up my GMail account.  Although fetchmail seems to work for some users, there are a couple of easier to use scripts out there. Paul pointed me at Matt Cutts’ great blog … Continue reading →

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Archiving your Google Apps for your domain mail.

Posted on July 29, 2009 by slacy

There are many guides to using fetchmail to backup your gmail account, but I use Google Apps For Your Domain to host my mail.  So, I needed to craft up a slightly modified version of the fetchmail commandline: $ fetchmail … Continue reading →

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