Boxi for Linux 0.1.0

Boxi is a graphical user interface to configure, manage, and administer the Internet backup software called Box Backup by Ben Summers, available from http://www.fluffy.co.uk/boxbackup.<br /><br />Box Backup is ``an open source, completely automatic on-line backup system for UNIX'' with the following advantages:<br /><br /> File Based<br /> All backed up data is stored on the server in files on a filesystem -- no tape or archive devices are used<br /><br /> Untrusted Servers<br /> The server is trusted only to make files available when they are required -- all data is encrypted on the client<br /><br /> Automatic Backups<br /> A backup daemon runs on systems to be backed up, and copies encrypted data to the server when it notices changes<br /><br /> Bandwidth Efficient<br /> Only changes within files are sent to the server, just like rsync<br /><br /> Storage Efficient<br /> Old versions of files on the server are stored as changes from the current version<br /><br /> File Versioning<br /> Behaves like tape -- old versions and deleted files are available<br /><br /> Low Cost and Portable<br /> Designed to be easy and cheap to run a server. Portable implementation, and optional RAID implemented in userland for reliability without complex server setup or expensive hardware

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	*nix, Linux
Keyword:	Automatic,  Backups,  Bandwidth,  Client,  Copies,  Current,  Daemon,  Efficient,  Notices,  Reliability,  Rsync,  Storage,  Systems,  Userland,  Version,  Versioning,  Versions
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