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In article <882152341snz@michaels.demon.co.uk>, Michael Salem <4ms2u$ms@
michaels.demon.co.uk> writes

>1. Drive compression is not a problem if you're well backed up.

I was speaking from the point-of-view of a support engineer who has to
help clients who get bitten like this every day! Obviously, if your well
experienced and realise its limitations then OK! I still wouldn't do it,
however, especially if I was working with critical data!


>2. I completely disagree. You want to be backed up so as not to lose more 
>than a day's work in the worst case; less if possible.

I can only concur when the data is critical! Most users I know of,
however, have difficulty with this. Once a day is the advice we
generally offer our clients, if I gave advice on a greater frequency, I
would be accused of interfering with production!


>By the way, I claim to be a lot better at selective quoting of previous 
>postings than you are, based on this and other postings of yours!

You probably are as experience is a great teacher. However, I'm a fast
learner! Be kind to a poor old man! IS this style any better?

-- 
James Bannon

Best Regards.