This software summary presents the Distributed Internet Backup System that allows users to communicate through emails. It is a backup system that provides a secure and decentralized approach to safeguard data.
The Distributed Internet Backup System (DIBS) is a software designed to handle backup communication through email. This feature is advantageous because it allows users with intermittent Internet connections or behind firewalls to use DIBS effectively.
DIBS promotes cheap backup solutions by using affordable disk drives to handle users' backup needs. However, adding more disks to a local computer does not guarantee backup safety in case of disasters such as fires, floods, viruses, and robberies. The best option is to exchange files with peers to ensure data recovery in times of calamities.
Note that DIBS is not a file-sharing system like Napster, Gnutella, or Kazaa, but a backup system that encrypts all data transmissions to protect user data.
The latest release of DIBS includes notable upgrades. Firstly, the Peer Finder service allows users to advertise and exchange peering information automatically. Secondly, sizes can now be designated in units such as k, m, g, and t in the add_peer and edit_peer commands. Additionally, DIBS now uses an XML-based protocol to exchange store, unstore, probe, and other messages between peers, allowing for easier debugging, parsing, and extensions.
Furthermore, a deadlock bug reported by Jason Martin in the dibs-discussion mailing list has been fixed, and daemon now runs its periodic checks by spawning auto_check, process_message, etc., as soon as it starts up, among other minor bug fixes and improvements.
DIBS promotes cheap backup solutions by using affordable disk drives to handle users' backup needs. However, adding more disks to a local computer does not guarantee backup safety in case of disasters such as fires, floods, viruses, and robberies. The best option is to exchange files with peers to ensure data recovery in times of calamities.
Note that DIBS is not a file-sharing system like Napster, Gnutella, or Kazaa, but a backup system that encrypts all data transmissions to protect user data.
The latest release of DIBS includes notable upgrades. Firstly, the Peer Finder service allows users to advertise and exchange peering information automatically. Secondly, sizes can now be designated in units such as k, m, g, and t in the add_peer and edit_peer commands. Additionally, DIBS now uses an XML-based protocol to exchange store, unstore, probe, and other messages between peers, allowing for easier debugging, parsing, and extensions.
Furthermore, a deadlock bug reported by Jason Martin in the dibs-discussion mailing list has been fixed, and daemon now runs its periodic checks by spawning auto_check, process_message, etc., as soon as it starts up, among other minor bug fixes and improvements.
What's New
Version 0.92: N/A