Backups
reddit / bbs

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Peanut_blubber · 2021-02-11 10:23

Is it possible to create a backup of a bbs server without admin?
Thanks ☺️!

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analog_potatoes · 2021-02-11 12:35

A little confused on the question. Do you want to backup a BBS from
the OS level or from within the BBS itself? If it’s Linux and you can
“cp” the directory, then you can back it up. If you want a real
solution, use [BorgBackup](https://github.com/borgbackup/borg).

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Peanut_blubber · 2021-02-11 12:39

I just want a one-time basic text dump that preserves the hierarchy,
if that makes sense. I am not familiar at all with BBS so let me know
if this sounds stupid.

About linux, I did see someone say something about wget. Is that a
good approach to start with?

Also, not looking to restore it, just preserve the basic information.

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analog_potatoes · 2021-02-11 12:39

Try RSYNC to make a tar file of a directory tree.

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justajeffy · 2021-02-11 13:40

Are you talking about dumping the contents of a bbs on which you are
just regular user? One that is hosted on a server that you do not
control and cannot access the filesystem directly?

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Peanut_blubber · 2021-02-11 13:43

Yes

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analog_potatoes · 2021-02-11 14:50

Then you are subject to the BBS access and manually downloading things
that are available. You can screen capture in Netrunner if you want to
playback everything you see.

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Android8675 · 2021-02-11 17:13

Maybe a QWK offline message reader? That'll pull all the message bases
you want to read to your PC, you can read, reply and upload your
responses later?