lars@iclswe.UUCP (Lars Tunkrans) (07/20/89)
In a pervious article Dick Gill wrote: >When we have clients who REALLY need the data on a backup tape >(disc crash, major upgrade, etc.), the first thing we instruct >them to do is to turn the arrow to SAFE on the backup casettes. >It takes no time, and offers protection against the unfortunate >slip of the finger which can wipe out your safety net in a >second. Yes this is what we ( in suppliers support teams ) always tell people , but still I always get that horrid phonecall with the poor client in the other end clutching for the last straw, asking " Isn't there any way I can recover this or that data ? " Most of the time I have to disappoint him/her. How do you guys make people do their bakups ? "Against stupidity even the gods fight in vain " -- unknown. -- // ///// /// | Lars Tunkrans Distributed Resource Systems support. // /// /// | UUCP: {uunet,mcvax,munnari,cernvax,diku,inria,prlb2,tut /// /// /// | ,ukc,unido} !sunic!iclswe!lars Phone +46 (0)76096368 /// ///// /////// | ( Standard Disclaimer )