
Ideas for extensions of backupd:

  * If the server had an option to do blocking and write to a file
    directly, it could access tape devices without piping through
    /bin/dd, freeing up some resources.

  * Have some more commands, like "DIR" to get a directory of a
    resource. In this case, server and client have to agree about
    the format of the data, of course.

  * Have a more flexible command interface. Instead of doing "-w
    resource" to write a resource, or "-r resource" respectively, allow
    something like -c "NEWCMD resource". The server will then look
    for a command NEWCMD in the config file and execute it.

  * Have parameters for the commands allowing for some options.


If you have more ideas, send me a mail! But please keep in mind, that
the beauty of backupd is its simplicity, and this should not change.

