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Mark Evans wrote: >Kai Hendry wrote: > > >>I am suggesting we can keep data more secure, with better integrity on >>this "internet" platform, than my home PC. I am not necessarily >>suggesting you keep all your data with Google. There are quite a few >>hosting companies out there who charge only a few dollars a month for >>30-odd Gig with hourly, daily and monthly backups. And you could use >>more than just one company, keeping copies of your data synced with >>Subversion for example. >> >> >You'd need to ensure that your data (and it's transport) used effective >encryption. Otherwise you'd be telling all and sundry things you may not >wish them to know. > I was under the impression that "effective encryption" is only ever a temporary thing, so to maintain data integrity the system would have to use a new (set of) encryption algorith(s) regularly. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html