[ddp] afbackup : Client-Server Backup System (Server side)

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Hello,

Today, I'm happy to present you the Debian package afbackup, which is
part of the utils section, and maintained by Debian QA Group
<packages at qa.debian.org>. 

This package contains : Client-Server Backup System (Server side).

This is a client-server backup system offering several workstations a
centralized backup to a special backup server. Backing up only one
computer is easily possible, too. Any streaming device can be used
for writing the data to it, usually this will be a tape
device. Writing backups is normally done sequentially: The next
writing to tape goes to the end of the previous write no matter where
you have restored from in the meantime.

 Features:
 - Authentication of the client is performed before it can take over control
 - Access restriction for the streamer device -> security
 - Client-side per-file compression -> reliability
 - Data stream is written to tape in pieces -> fast finding of files
 - Tape position logging for each file
 - Tape capacity is fully used
 - Full / incremental backups
 - Raw partitions can be backed up
 - Client and Server buffering for maximal throughput is done

Note: Tk is required if you want to use the graphical configuration
tool instead of the text configuration tool.


Package homepage     :
 http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/afbackup

Package bug homepage :
 http://bugs.debian.org/afbackup

Package QA homepage  :
 http://packages.qa.debian.org/afbackup

Have fun with Debian packages !

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