Gail wrote:

>> Because the LTO system we have at work involves the tapes being put in 
>> a fire resistant safe in a remote location. ;-) Obviously, a home user 
>> with an external HD isn't going to do this.
>>
> 
> Why not?
> 
> I make a second copy of my backups (admittidly DVD) every couple of 
> months and leave it in my parent's fire-proof safe.
> I figure if my machine crashes, my local backups are destroyed and their 
> house (55km away) is destroyed at the same time, there are probably lots 
> bigger problems to worry about....

Gail Shaw, that is without question the most robust backup plan I've 
ever heard anybody actually use IRL. Even the global corporation I work 
for doesn't go that far. (Our stuff is "off site", but not that many 
miles away.)

I guess there's an exception to every rule.... ;-)

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