[sllug-members]: Encrypted backup tapes

[James Knowles]

> Exactly, although I believe compressing before encryption may be a waste
> of time, since as other folks have commented, many commandline
> encryption tools compress _in the process of encryption!_
>   

Yes. One should verify whether one's tools perform any compression, and
if so, whether there's a way to enable/disable the compression.

I think the bottom is to not make any assumptions and be familiar with
one's tools.

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