[Box Backup] packaging, set limits, thank you's

[Ben Summers]

On 20 Apr 2004, at 16:59, SITKEI Attila wrote:

> Good evening,
>
> * Is there any plan out there for packaging this piece of software?
> I've thougth mainly on linux' distros because of their
> `have-all-in-packages' philosophy; as of primary goal I'd say debian,
> that I'm using on some systems.

The 'parcels' system is a sort of packaging, aimed at making it 
relatively easy to deploy on multiple identical systems. With regard to 
ports and packages on various platforms, I am leaving it up to those 
who do that kind of thing -- it shouldn't be that hard for them to 
package it up nicely. But it's not something I intend to do.

>
> * What if I set limit for an account over the physically possible
> amount?

When the disc fills up, clients will start receiving errors from the 
server when they store files. The uploads will be retried.

However, this is not a recommended thing to do. Accounts will, after 
time, tend to hover around the soft limit, so don't allocate more space 
than you have, and have a bit spare.

>  And, additionally, it'd be great to be able to set limit
> regarding the bbstored's machine view: the amount of data that may be
> used by client (now the only possibility is the give this before
> compression).

The storage limit is specified on the server, in disc space used on the 
server -- it *is* set in the bbstored's machine view of things. A 
little bit extra will be used for the file meta-data (the directory 
structure), but nothing too excessive.

>
> * I wish to thank the author for his work. The software is extremely
> useful and -- after some practices -- is easy to use.

You're welcome!

Ben