[X4U] Mozy backup service referrals seem a nifty idea

Jamie Kahn Genet lists at wizardling.geek.nz
Sat May 3 16:18:13 PDT 2008


That is odd. I can't really comment on running it under Tiger, though
it is supposed to work just fine. I'm told Mozy support aint bad. Try
emailing them?

2008/5/4 Neil Laubenthal <neil at laubenthal.net>:
> I created a free account to test this out . . .downloaded the app and
> installed it on my G4 running 10.4.11. This is my file server at home; I was
> going to backup a couple of directories to see (like Jamie) how this worked.
>
>  I even tried rebooting the G4; but when I launch Mozy I get the same
> results every time. The config window comes up with the preconfigured Backup
> jobs and the 'calculating size' animated icons at the right end twirl away .
> . .after about 30 seconds or so the application is "not responding" and must
> be force quit.
>
>  If I select the Files and Folder option within the first couple of seconds
> . . . I get the File/Folder selection screen. Selecting a folder and
> clicking the 'backup xxx' button gives me the green check mark next to all
> the files in the folder . . .but clicking OK gives me a dialog that asks if
> I want to quit without saving anything. Clicking Yes gets me into the
> application hung mode again (requiring a force quit) clicking No takes me
> back to the File/Folder selection dialog with the green checkmarks.
>
>  The file server logs in automatically with an admin account so that's not
> it.
>
>  Shrug . . . dunno what the problem is.
>
>
>
>
>  On May 2, 2008, at 21:03, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
>
>
> > I'm going to try out the free version of Mozy <http://mozy.com/home>
> > over the course of the month and will report back my experiences
> > (which will determine whether I take the plunge for the full version)
> > if you guys like.
> >
>
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