Re: Custom Cable creation

["Tim Fletcher" <timfletcher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am keen to make a safe site for my backups.  I have an automated backup
process running to a remote firewire HDD enclosure and it works perfectly -
The last total system HDD crash resulted in the loss of 3 spam emails
delivered as the thing went down.  As I see it the only eventualities my
current system doesn't take account of are fire and theft.

I was planning to buy a cheap safe about as big as a shoe box (20 quid
Screwfix/Viking) located & fixed somewhere inconspicuous.  I would then
get
a small hole drilled in it and pass a firewire cable through.  I could then
lock the HDD enclosure in a box - BRILLIANT.  Has anyone cut firewire
cables
and joined them again?  What was the outcome?  I could drill a hole big
enough for the connector but the steel is 4mm think and I think it might be
tricky.  I can't use the smaller firewire connector as it doesn't have
power?

Any thoughts gratefully received.

ps I know fire still isn't ruled out but if something so bad happens as to
take out both locations I guess data recovery will be the last of my
worries.  I also have a periodic off-site backup to fall back on.