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Set Compression/Encryption Mode

   Here you can choose whether you want to compress or encrypt your archives. You can use either  compress(1),  gzip(1)or  pgp(1).

In the menu for choosing the compression/encryption filter you can also pass any useful command line options to the filter. A rather useful one is the parameter "-1" for  gzip(1). A gzip-compressed file with option "-1" is about 10-20% larger than with the standard compression, but compressing it is about twice as fast.

Do not be surprised, compressing a long backup can take quite some time (during which your tape might not operate if you are using double-buffering ).




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KBackup development
Sun Oct 6 19:36:33 MET DST 1996