"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "divoch" <divoch@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:iWM6h.32944$TH3.10771@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net
>
> [snip] 
>
> If it's just data, then possibly. I lost half the system files of a very
> important program that was involved in networking together several other
> machines across the country. Data flow on the link was out for three days.
>
> As I said, never again.
>
> Your risk, your decision, but don't blame me if you make the wrong one.

In your particular case the belt and braces approach may well be justified.
However, I would guess, that out of those people who are interested in and
would benefit from VOIP very few would actually need to go that far before
considering VOIP.
In my case, for example, all the data is regularly backed up and all the
programs I have either on CDs or can be downloaded again.  It is pain
when the hard drive fails but it is "only" my time to get it all back
together.
As I am retired now I can afford to "waist" few hours to do just that.
divoch

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