[Box Backup] Observations on Win32 client

[Jamie Neil]

Nick Knight wrote:
> Backupctl pretty much fixed - I have converted it to using win32 named
> pipes, just in testing haze now.
> 
> I am happy to start releasing the source code whenever I perform a
> release of the binary, I was waiting to get it merged into the main
> source but I know Ben is very busy and a couple of people have requested
> it.

Looking forward to it :)

> I have been thinking about running a separate SF project for the win32
> client - mainly cos I am having difficulty tracking the bug list, unless
> anyone has got any other suggestions, I could run my own web bug
> tracker.

Bug/feature tracking and anon CVS access would be great, and I for one 
have no particular problem with Sourceforge (except their mailing list 
browser). However I wouldn't like to see such a promising project get 
fragmented - would it not be better to keep it all in one place?

> The restore file modified restore; I have never looked into, but will
> add to my list of fixes!
> 
> The gui when I have time I will start, I have a windows front end for
> rsync which should port over quite nicely, but I just need the time!

Sounds interesting - can you elaborate?

I noticed that others had mentioned a GUI before, but there didn't seem 
to be much in the way of co-ordination (or maybe it's just being done 
outside the mailing list). Is anyone else actively working on a GUI?

> Next major fixes are backing up ACL's (I suppose this would fix the file
> time stamps).

It would be good if this could be generalised to encompass POSIX ACLs as 
well as NTFS.

> Adding a bandwidth throttle at the application level is always a bit of
> a cludge, and doing it at the firewall is always more accurate, but I am
> for some form of throttle, it should be quite simple to implement, but I
> don't want to start making too many changes from Ben's source.

True, but even a crude throttle is better than none at all :). If the 
snapshot feature is working though, then the bandwidth throttling 
becomes less of a problem for us.

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