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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!fcom.cc.utah.edu!park.uvcc.edu!ns.novell.com!gateway.novell.com!thisbe.Eng.Sandy.Novell.COM!terry From: terry@thisbe.Eng.Sandy.Novell.COM (Terry Lambert) Subject: Re: backup w/ compression for UN*X? Message-ID: <1992Sep3.165702.3809@gateway.novell.com> Sender: news@gateway.novell.com (NetNews) Nntp-Posting-Host: thisbe.eng.sandy.novell.com Organization: Novell NPD -- Sandy, UT References: <1992Sep3.015437.15379@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 16:57:02 GMT Lines: 22 In article <1992Sep3.015437.15379@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> paoletti@cps.msu.edu (David R. Paoletti) writes: >Does anyone know of any software for UN*X, 386BSD or otherwise, >that does on-the-fly compression? Thinking of looking into >writing my own, or getting some 386BSD people together to help, >as soon as I get my new machine built with enough HD space to >re-compile 386BSD... This would be really nice for people with >floppies, or even people who want to save on tapes. ctar (LoneStar software, I believe... Hi guys!) Doesn't gnutar support -z (LZW compression)? Some flavors of ftpd, if you want net backup. Terry Lambert terry_lambert@gateway.novell.com terry@icarus.weber.edu --- Disclaimer: Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.