Comments on: Roll-your-own online backup with RSync http://backuprundown.com/2008/06/roll-your-own-rsync-backup/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: brian http://backuprundown.com/2008/06/roll-your-own-rsync-backup/#comment-4 brian Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:50:11 +0000 http://backuprundown.com/?p=23#comment-4 I recently received an email from Judy who wrote to tell me about her experience using BlueHost to backup some personal files. Evidently their staff is actively looking for personal backups and contacting customers to inform them that they are in violation of BlueHost's terms of service. From BlueHost's terms of service: "Backup Storage Bluehost Web Hosting intends to offer services to host web sites, not store data. Using an account as an online storage space for archiving electronic files is prohibited." What constitutes a 'web site' is not spelled out. Judy said that BlueHost's criterion for TOS violation is whether or not there are links to the hosted files. If this is truly their criterion, you could install a php file manager like <a href="http://pfn.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">PHP File Manager</a> to avoid violating their terms. I recently received an email from Judy who wrote to tell me about her experience using BlueHost to backup some personal files. Evidently their staff is actively looking for personal backups and contacting customers to inform them that they are in violation of BlueHost’s terms of service.

From BlueHost’s terms of service:
“Backup Storage
Bluehost Web Hosting intends to offer services to host web sites, not store data. Using an account as an online storage space for archiving electronic files is prohibited.”

What constitutes a ‘web site’ is not spelled out. Judy said that BlueHost’s criterion for TOS violation is whether or not there are links to the hosted files. If this is truly their criterion, you could install a php file manager like PHP File Manager to avoid violating their terms.

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