[ale] on-line storage (was: Recommendation for off-line storage?)

[Robert Story]

On Wed, 10 May 2006 16:15:03 -0400 Jim wrote:
JP> On a similar note.. anybody have any good recommendations for remote 
JP> on-line backup (approx 12GB).

Sure - make a local copy to a disk/NAS, then send it to a friend/relative. The
disk works if they're computer savy, and the NAS is better if they aren't. You
may also have to spring for a hub/multi-port router for the NAS case.

Of course, if you have lots of daily data changes, bandwidth might become an
issue.

As an incentive to your friends/family, set up a local share and sync that
back to your place. Then you both have on-line backups.


There are also some online pay services as well. There's also on that works
on a barter system: you give them space on your system to store
(fragments of) other peoples stuff, and you get distributed online space in
return. I think it was 10:1, so you'd need 120GB of free local space to get
your 12GB stored free.