Yah, this is just a quick and dirty to grab the MP3's. I tried no fewer than six Web leeching programs and none of them did the job, so I made my own.
Backing up configuration data seems like it would involve consolidating info from /empeg/var and also reading the data off the flash. I'll look into this. The perl script was just meant to fill my immediate need to get my MP3's back for sorting and re-tagging purposes, and I thought it would be useful for anyone in a similar predicament. I agree the next logical step is to get a backup/restore config facility, and that sounds like a fun project.
-Tony
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