Re: Help writing a back up script

[<Steve.Cummings () barclayscapital com>]

Or by using the at command on the command line
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Terence Summers <tsummers () infosecuritylab com>
To: security-basics () securityfocus com <security-basics () securityfocus com>
Sent: Tue Oct 25 16:00:33 2005
Subject: Re: Help writing a back up script

> Microsoft has a scheduler.
...running as a built-in Windows service since NT4. You may find the 
Scheduled Tasks folder under My Computer - Control Panel.

> --- Justin <justinvinn () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > iliay,
> >
> > Yes, thats what I would do if this was a *nix based system.
> >
> > However, Juan (the person who asked the question), is not running
> > *nix. He's on Windows, which, as far as I know, doesn't have a
> > crontab.
> >
> > Course, I could be dead wrong. Some one please correct me if I am :-P
> >
> > peace,
> > --Justin
> > On 10/24/05, ilaiy <ilaiy.e () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > I'm not quite sure how to get this to run weekley (I've been on Linux
> > >
> > >
> > > You could place them in the crontab to run weekly ..
> > >
> > > ./thanks
> > > ilaiy
> > >
> > > On 10/23/05, Justin <justinvinn () gmail com> wrote:
> > > > Juan,
> > > >
> > > > You can do this eaisly by using a batch file. Just have it send the
> > > > needed FTP commands.
> > > >
> > > > I'm not quite sure how to get this to run weekley (I've been on Linux
> > > > so long that I don't remember that much about Windows),  but I'm sure
> > > > that there is a way.
> > > >
> > > > GL.
> > > >
> > > > peace,
> > > > --Justin
> > > >
> > > > On 10/20/05, Juan B <juanbabi () yahoo com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi guys,
> > > > >
> > > > > I need to back up some data to remote ftp server on
> > > > > weekly basis.
> > > > >
> > > > > the local machine is xp. how can I write a script that
> > > > > logs in to the ftp ,deletes a a file in the ftp server
> > > > > and uploads the data?
> > > > >
> > > > > thans very much !
> > > > >
> > > > > Juan

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