DIBS is a backup system that protects your data by giving your files to peers (and in return, you store their files) so that if a catastrophe strikes your area, you can recover data from surviving peers. This solves the problem of mirroring your data by adding more disks to your own computer only ot have a fire, flood, power surge, etc. wiping out your local data center. Note that DIBS is a backup system, *not* a file sharing system like Napster, Gnutella, Kazaa, etc. In fact, DIBS encrypts all data transmissions so that the peers you trade files with can not access your data.

This is yet another client/server backup program for UNIX. It is currently in the design and early implementation phase. At the point where it is capable of doing a basic level zero backup and restore, I will release documentation, including design documents and a far more detailed description. Until then, you are welcome to peruse the sources, but do not expect it to work or even necessarily compile.