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grannyg00se ◴[03 Apr 14 16:55 UTC] No.7524132[source]▶

Or...How I would run an online backup service completely unrelated to Tarsnap, with different goals, different priorities, and different ideals.

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noir_lord ◴[03 Apr 14 16:58 UTC] No.7524160[source]▶

>>7524132 #

Yep, I think this is basically the problem with this post, it's Dropbox with an open source client and maybe that is what he doesn't want it to be.

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patio11 ◴[03 Apr 14 17:31 UTC] No.7524482[source]▶

>>7524160 #

If you think Tarsnap is Dropbox with an open source client (but marketed differently), a) you do not understand the engineering reality of Tarsnap (or you have a very... curious understanding of Dropbox) and b) Colin, please note that your marketing is creating fans who think that Tarsnap is Dropbox with an open source client.

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genwin ◴[03 Apr 14 18:12 UTC] No.7524807[source]▶

>>7524482 #

How about Dropbox + TrueCrypt, except easier to automate and much cheaper beyond Dropbox's free tier, in exchange for taking the risk on a one-person business?

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vertex-four ◴[03 Apr 14 20:09 UTC] No.7526100{3}[source]▶

>>7524807 #

You realise that Dropbox isn't a backup system, right?

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genwin ◴[03 Apr 14 21:00 UTC] No.7526613{4}[source]▶

>>7526100 #

I have a backup file there, so can confirm it does work for that purpose.

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wglb ◴[03 Apr 14 21:21 UTC] No.7526830{5}[source]▶

>>7526613 #

Um, no.