From: Robert Dewar (dewar_at_gnat.cs.nyu.edu)
Date: Mon Dec 05 1994 - 17:01:16 EST
decompression programs work in discrete blocks (at least stacker does and
so does double space), so you do not lose the whole file if compression
goes bad. I wouldn't consider using a program that had this characterstic.
Does the one that you are talking about really have this fatal flaw.
Data should only be backed up if it cannot be recovered, otherwise why
bother. THe issue is whether compression makes it more likely that you
have to go through this recovery.
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