On 2002-07-16 02:12 +0200, Pam Lefkowitz wrote: > <Dantz Knowledgebase:> > If you know the file was in use at the time the copying was done, a > compare error is usually nothing to worry about. It simply means the > file changed between backup and verification.
Exactly that's my point -- compares are likely to fail if I backup an open database, and therefore I'm left without any indication if I have a snapshot of the database in a sane state -- or a corrupted snapshot. Remember, somebody said a backup of an open Filemaker database *always* results in a (mildly) corrupted backup. ... that's why I'm asking ... > You can post your Retrospect-related questions at the backup forum on Dantz' > site: <http://www.dantz.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=> or join their > listserve (which is quite good). Both have participation from the staff at > Dantz. I have searched the archives without any results, I'll try the Retrospect mailing list next. Thanks, -Thomas -- Thomas Schierle, Munich, Germany PGP key [DSS/DH] 0xA23CDA1D available at various public key servers -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
