Method for backing up connection data?

I am moving to a new workstation. I need a way to back up my
connection data, because I manage multiple sites using Contribute
and it's a pain to reestablish the dialing directory. Contribute
does not appear to have an easy "export connections directory"
function. Is there a file I can copy?

A few other notes on backup and backup material. The previous article on DVD backup not withstanding, not all writable DVD's are equal. A very good article on this subject can be found here:
http://adterrasperaspera.com/blog/2006/10/30/how-to-choose-cddvd-archival-media/
Part of my other day job is IT administration at a small semiconductor company. We, like most other companies, do ALL of our backup to tape. Our tapes are not MiniDV but DLT's. We store all of our tapes off site in a environmentally controlled storage facility. I suspect you like me cannot afford something like this for our video work but at a minimum this does mean you should not stuff your tapes in a box and stick them in the attic.
Another thing to note that backup means you should, at minimum, have 2 copies of your critical files on two different pieces of hardware. If you keep all of your project files on your working system disk in your Mac and a copy of those files on an external drive you are pretty safe in your backup. If you ONLY keep one copy on that external drive, you are playing with fire. Especially when it comes to hard drive. Hard drive failure is the numero uno failure mechanism in computers, followed by power supplies. It is not a question of if a drive is going to fail, simply when.
For me, I run a RAID 5 1.2TB linux server on my home network. I keep my working files on my MacPro and backup to the server. I'm paranoid square so in addition to that, I back up my RAID to two 500GB portable external drives on a periodic basis. For me, hard drives and media is dirt cheap as opposed to trying to replace important data that is lost or in many cases, irreplaceable.

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Many thanks for any help. I'm looking forward to setting this up and would like to avoid doing it wrong!
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slegge,
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have Lost Previous File
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