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diff --git a/system/tarsnap/README b/system/tarsnap/README index 0d998b61a7..fa842367a0 100644 --- a/system/tarsnap/README +++ b/system/tarsnap/README @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ Tarsnap is a secure cloud-based backup service featuring client-side -encryption and deduplication created by Colin Percival. +encryption and de-duplication created by Colin Percival. You will need +to be a Tarsnap subscriber to use this software. -This is only the client software. You will need to be a tarsnap -subscriber to use the service. +The recommended cache directory for Slackware is /var/cache/tarsnap, but +this can be changed in /etc/tarsnap.conf to suit your file scheme. + +Even casual backups may contain sensitive data! Before running the +build, please take a moment to verify the source tarball. The Tarsnap +website has instructions for checking your copy against the release hash +and Tarsnap code signing key. |