On: Wed, May 09, 2007 at 01:28:38AM -0400,Joyce Niblack Wrote: } The site that hosts my lists recently had a major crash. It isn't certain } how much data was lost. The archives seem to be restored but I would like to } back them up to be safe. The list is over a decade old. What would be the } easiest way to make a back up. What commands do I use. Would scan disks be } suitable for storage. You could do what I do. Do you have a few gigs of spare space on your PC? Do an INDEX and a GET for the various files, then store them. I zip them to save space. It will be a bit tedious for the back issues, then you collect each month's archive as the month ends (or week if you have weekly archives). -- Rich Greenberg N Ft Myers, FL, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 239 543 1353 Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since CP-67 Canines:Val, Red, Shasta & Casey (RIP), Red & Zero, Siberians Owner:Chinook-L Retired at the beach Asst Owner:Sibernet-L