Alternate backup strategies

[Collins Richey]

Does anyone have experience with using an external drive (USB or
firewire, perhaps) for backup and releveant howto, preferences, etc.? 
These beasties are fairly cheap, but do they work well with linux?

Oops, part II:  How about DVD-R{etc.}?

I intended to send this out here, but it went to Gentoo instead (thank
you Dr. Freud!).  I got some responses recommending Firewire (loves it)
and others inquiring about writable DVD support.

What experience have you guys and gals with this?

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Collins

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