🚀 go-pugleaf

On 27 May 1996, Neil Bothwick wrote:

> 
> Hi there Mike Redrobe, I believe it was you who said:
> > Hi, Neil Bothwick , on 24-May-96 08:33:18 you scribbled....
> 
> >>With something as fundamental as a filing system, peace of mind is
> >>important. I don't care if I never have to use DiskSalv, I still want
> >>it there.
> 
> > I suppose you never backup your data, laying all your hopes on disksalv if a
> > problem should occur?
> 
> How often do you suggest I backup my data?
> 
> As I've said before in this thread, I backup to Zip twice a day. That
> means I could lose six hours work through a typo. I know it would be
> my fault, but I would prefer a safety net. FLD promised DiskSalv for
> autumn 95. People bought it on the strength of those promises.
> 
> I do like AFS, otherwise I wouldn't be using it. I just think FLD
> should sort out some of the basic shortcomings and failed promises.

Well, AFS 2.4 is now out as a free upgrade from 2.2, AFS is due out in 4
weeks time and DiskValid (a disk repair program for AFS and FFS) will be
out sometime after AFS 3.0 as DiskSalv4 won't be compatible with versions
of AFS >= 3

	Simon Dick			sidick@essex.ac.uk
                                   IRC: SimD