backup procedures

[Al Kiecker]

I would appreciate hearing any suggestions that anyone could make on 
recommending a process to use in performing backups to floppies. 

I would like to be able to do some sort of selective backup: 

	- why backup what is on your distribution disks? 
	- what sort of disaster could befall me if I don't backup 
	  /usr/spool/news/...? 
	- or why backup something if I have it on a previous backup 
	  and I have not modified it since then?


What is cpio asking for when it gets to the end of a floppy and asks
"If you want to go on, type device/file name when ready" ? Why can't
it just ask you to put in a new floppy and then continue?

Can tar be used?

I don't think volcopy will give me the selection capability that I want.

Thanks for your help.

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