https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:08:09 +0000 Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:40:18 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17124 https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93521.html#93521 Author: JJLatWebWiz
Subject: 17124
Posted: 09 November 2005 at 1:40pm

A little followup:

I've been using SiteShelter for a little over a week, and I gotta tell ya...even though there has been no hacker activity, I feel a great sense of comfort knowing my sites are backed up on a regular basis and changes are being noted. It's not perfect, but 100% better than no backup at all and well worth the 50 bucks for the peace of mind.

The main problem I have so far is that it email notifies me EVERY time it completes any scheduled operation. Because of that, I've settled for a weekly "backup" and a daily "watch". Each time I make a change to the forum files, I run the "backup", which only updates the changed files and archives the previous version.

The company fixed an error popup that would pause the operation until "OK" was clicked. And they sound responsive to my suggestion that the email notification have the option to only email if an error or change is detected. If anyone else buys this software, send the company a message saying how the program would be more useful with that option.

I still have a preference for WebAgain, but can't justify the $2000 premium for the marginally easier protection of the 2 sites I'm now backing up for $50.

Edited by JJLatWebWiz - 09 November 2005 at 1:42pm]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:40:18 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93521.html#93521 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93228.html#93228 Author: dfrancis
Subject: 17124
Posted: 03 November 2005 at 9:23am

 Yes, thank you!!]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2005 09:23:21 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93228.html#93228 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93223.html#93223 Author: Ali Bilgrami
Subject: 17124
Posted: 03 November 2005 at 7:48am

 NO u did not  ohh and thaks for the info :) highly appriciated]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:48:59 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93223.html#93223 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93202.html#93202 Author: JJLatWebWiz
Subject: 17124
Posted: 02 November 2005 at 6:29pm

With all the talk about Turkish Hackers, I decided to work on an inexpensive system to perform automatic backups and change notification. I've been using a program called WebAgain from Lockstep that is very good at maintaining a backup of my hosted site on my office computer and then comparing the current site to the backup. The only problem with it is the cost; $995 USD! Not something most of us are willing cough up considering the fact that $995 would pay for most of our hosting services for a decade.

Well, in my research prior to jumping into this, I stumbled across an interesting little program called SiteShelter from Remote Backup Systems. It's almost a functional equivalent to WebAgain, but sells for only $49 dollars! I've only had it for a day and while the tests have gone well, I'm not ready to completely abandon my personal project. I was planning to offer my program for free with no support, but at 50 bucks for a much more fully developed program, my project is probably dead. From what I have seen so far, I highly recommend this program.

First of all, it has 4 operating modes, one of which is a "Repair" mode. In this mode, if it detects any file changes or deletions, SiteShelter will revert the change and quarantine the modified file. One glaring difference between WebAgain and SiteShelter though is what they each do with NEW files. Whereas SiteShelter seems to merely note the new file and notify the Admin, WebAgain will actually remove the new file and also offers you a very easy means to make that new file part of the authorized "image", for lack of a better term.

You can have multiple processes scheduled, and this is what I'm testing now: a daily "backup" keeping the last 10 versions, and then a simple "watch" every 15 minutes that will notify me if anything changes compared to the most recent backup. The "repair" mode did detect a simple change to an image file and reverted the change after downloading and quarantining the modified file. Use "mirror" mode at your own risk. Don't touch it unless you really understand the warnings they popup.

This program seems to be just what many of us have needed. Did mention that WebAgain is $995 PER web site?!]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2005 18:29:43 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/turkish-hackers-and-backup-options_topic17124_post93202.html#93202