I think we have to adress two aspects.
The first: a simple and working solution for the moment, to have double administration, for some case of very bad happenings. A script for regular backup to some external provider would be good; I don't know, whether for instance my space at "1und1" would be usable; my brother maintains the "www.helms-net.de" for more than 20 years already; I have a subdomain "http://go.helms-net.de" with my math and other stuff. It is no problem to store 1 or 2 GB there. To maintain that subdomain, I have an ftp-access, and I could save a backup copy there. However, I don't know whether this is scriptable; if it is, why not implement something like this for a -say- monthly backup, triggered automatically from my PC.
I'd ask my brother whether he would be fine with something like this or whether there were a bit of compensation needed.
As well in this aspect "for the moment": of course I could download backups on my private disks, etc.
That's some measures just for the moment, for the shortterm-perspective.
The second aspect: for the future. Let us talk about this, for instance by some zoom meeting to initiate an eventual more substantive exchange: how some super-individual solution could be installed, optimally over more countries. For instance I could start a zoom-meeting on thursday either morning or evening (european/german time) such that our american friends could participate and it is not midnight there.
Concerning the "1und1"-provider and "helms-net.de" we have already faced the same problem of "backup-of-administrators" and a nephew in our family has taken some activity when my brother has been heavily&risky ill some years ago, providing -by engaging himself- some good prospect-into-future.
But this is too much to dispute in the open here, and I'd propose to come in contact personally/zoom-wise soon.
Cordially -
Gottfried
The first: a simple and working solution for the moment, to have double administration, for some case of very bad happenings. A script for regular backup to some external provider would be good; I don't know, whether for instance my space at "1und1" would be usable; my brother maintains the "www.helms-net.de" for more than 20 years already; I have a subdomain "http://go.helms-net.de" with my math and other stuff. It is no problem to store 1 or 2 GB there. To maintain that subdomain, I have an ftp-access, and I could save a backup copy there. However, I don't know whether this is scriptable; if it is, why not implement something like this for a -say- monthly backup, triggered automatically from my PC.
I'd ask my brother whether he would be fine with something like this or whether there were a bit of compensation needed.
As well in this aspect "for the moment": of course I could download backups on my private disks, etc.
That's some measures just for the moment, for the shortterm-perspective.
The second aspect: for the future. Let us talk about this, for instance by some zoom meeting to initiate an eventual more substantive exchange: how some super-individual solution could be installed, optimally over more countries. For instance I could start a zoom-meeting on thursday either morning or evening (european/german time) such that our american friends could participate and it is not midnight there.
Concerning the "1und1"-provider and "helms-net.de" we have already faced the same problem of "backup-of-administrators" and a nephew in our family has taken some activity when my brother has been heavily&risky ill some years ago, providing -by engaging himself- some good prospect-into-future.
But this is too much to dispute in the open here, and I'd propose to come in contact personally/zoom-wise soon.
Cordially -
Gottfried
Gottfried Helms, Kassel
