[geeks] Backup software (yeah, yeah, I know)

[Phil Stracchino]

Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> The page says ...
> 
> # Windows (Win98/Me, WinNT/2K/XP, Vista) Client (File daemon) binaries.
> # The Windows servers (Director and Storage daemon) are available in the
> binary Client installer. The are reported to work in many cases. However
> they are NOT supported.
> 
> It looks like it wants a server, although I suppose one could either trick
> it into using localhost as a server, or each of the two laptops could be the
> other's server.  Not to mention the "they are NOT supported" bit's failure
> to inspire confidence.

There's absolutely no problem with localhost being both server and
client.  The director and SD not being supported on Windows doesn't mean
they *won't* work, just that they're not guaranteed to.


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