[Info-vax] Media failures, was: Re: grey screen of death

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <mju0tb$gh7$1 at dont-email.me>, Simon Clubley
<clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes: 

> It's about failure rates Hoff. I can't remember a DEC/CPQ/HP supplied
> CD/DVD failing on me but I have seen multiple flash drive failures,
> including branded ones. That's why I would prefer DVDs instead of flash
> drives for any future software distribution.

Presumably, for long-term storage, the best way is some sort of 
shadowing, periodically replacing the individual members.