Terry Cairns wrote in a message to Gary Gilmore:
 GG> I always keep a copy of the important control files on floppy.  Then I 
can
 GG> just reinstall any software needed, dump the control 
 GG> files back from floppy,
 GG> and I'm back to normal quickly.
TC> Ever try to back up 1400 Files.BBS files on a floppy??? Ever lose a
TC> Files.BBS file that had the descriptions for over 1000 files that
TC> were online!!! It is better to back up the whole BBS on a backup
TC> tape!!!
 Well, yeah.  But having the important stuff on floppy makes it
 a LOT more portable.  The EXEs and the file base can be replaced.
 The CTLs and MEC files are the things with all the blood, sweat,
 and tears in them. 
TC> Another case in point that happened to me recently!!! I caught a
TC> virus on my system and it infected ALMOST ALL of my Maximus .EXE
TC> files!!! Putting the control files on a floppy wouldn't help in this
TC> situation!!! Normally this would require a reinstall of Maximus BUT
TC> with the whole BBS system on Backup tape I restored all the .Exe's
TC> in 5 minutes!!! :)
 Wouldn't take _that_ long to unzip the Maximus distribution files,
 do a fake install to a dummy directory, and just copy the EXEs
 over. 
 Even better, I zip up my Max directory (everything but the sub-folders)
 and store the zip on a different hard drive.  It's only a few megs
 and a restore would take less than 20 seconds.
 Patrick
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