[huskerlug] Backups

Ok guys, gotta' question for all.  I am building a backup system for my
stuff.  I have to backup 3 computers.  I have a script that connects
from my server (linux) to the window machine via samba and another that
connects to my linux machine using nfs.  I just installed a 30 Gb HD on
my server that I'm going to use.  It's formatted in FAT so if something
happens to the server I can stick it in the linux box to the win box
with no problems to recover data.  My question is about what kind of
compression I should use.  I tried ZIP but I hit the 2 Gb file size
limit of the zip and I got a core dump.  Can tar be read by windows
machines?  If so how can I make something similar to 'zip -r -u
/backup_drive/backup.zip /mnt/backup_mnt' with tar.  Or you guys think I
should use something else?  I just liked the zip because I could have it
check to see if it had the files already and not have it to ALL the work
every time I want a backup, just have it save the files that have been
modified.  
 
Thanks,
 
-Cesar



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