Backing up an ftp-only site

One of my new sites has an ftp account only, but still, I'm only sleeping well if I can back everything up. I thought a simple mirror would be enough, and when I have the files on a more controllable box, I can put them into my regular backups. That's exactly what I did:

1. Installed the mirror package with aptitude (by the way, it kicks the ass of apt-get)


2. Created the following mini package file, saved as /home/someserver_backup/someserver_mirror_package:
   

   package=someserver.com
   site=ftp.someserver.com
   local_dir=/home/someserver_backup/someserver.com/
   remote_user=someftpuser
   remote_password=someftppassword
   remote_dir=/
   passive_ftp=true
   get_patt=(^http|^cgi)



3. Tested it with mirror -n /home/someserver_backup/someserver_mirror_package (if you see filenames running on the screen, you're probably ok)


4. Added /usr/bin/mirror
   /home/someserver_backup/someserver_mirror_package to backup2l.conf's PRE_BACKUP section


5. Ran backup2l -b to see if everything's ok


6. Smiled