BLB is best answered here: http://mail.tekscan.com/nomailboxes.htm
Bottom line, really, is to enable deleted item retention for a decent amount of time, say 30 days, and most importantly - educate your users on how to use it. Good luck! Neil -----Original Message----- From: GCA [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: 18 June 2002 15:13 Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List Conversation: Mailbox Backup Subject: RE: Mailbox Backup Hello Neil, Thanks for your reply and the great info! I'm new to Exchange administration, so I don't know much about it at all. Why is brick level backup a bad thing? What exactly is brick level backups? > Actually, it's not recommended by Microsoft to install Outlook on an > Exchange 2000 server. See: > > http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;Q2664 > 18 > > Also, you'll find it's not recommended to do bricks level backups by > just about every sane Exchange person out there. See the archives for > War & Peace on this subject. :-) > > Put those two together, and you've got a solution that simply involves > doing an online backup of the store, and since GCA says that this > already works, looks like we have a solution! =20 > Neil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Inigo Montoya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]=20 > Posted At: 18 June 2002 15:07 > Posted To: Sunbelt Exchange List > Conversation: Mailbox Backup > Subject: Re: Mailbox Backup > > > I don't think there is an issue with Outlook being on the server. That > set up is rather pain staking for Veritas. You need to set up a > profile for the service account, etc etc. Be sure to NOT back up the > system mailboxes. It will show a failure on the job everytime if you > do. > > Is there a reason you are going to BLB? You are not going to stop > doing your IS backup are you? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "GCA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "MS-Exchange Admin Issues" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 8:35 AM > Subject: Mailbox Backup > > > Hello All, > > I am currently running a Win2k server with Exchange2k. All the latest > service packs have been downloaded and installed, for both the os and > mail server. I have Backup Exec 8.6 revision 3878 on the system with > the exchange agent. > > There are no problems backing up the entire mail store, because I > have done that successfully. The problem lies with backing up > individual mailboxes. I called veritas and they stated that a mapi32 > client has to be installed on the server to backup individual > mailboxes. What are the exact security issues with installing > Outlook2k on the server. Are there any other mapi32 clients out there > that would be bettter suited for this backup job? If you have a > similar configuration, how do you backup individual mailboxes? > > TIA, any help is appreciated. > > GCA > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > > ************************************************* > This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and intended solely for the use of=20 > the individual to whom it is addressed. Any view=20 > or opinions presented are solely those of the=20 > author and do not necessarily represent those of=20 Silversands, or > any of its subsidiary companies.=20 > > If you have received this email in error, please =20 > contact our Support Desk immediately on=20 > 01202-360360 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************* List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm List Charter and FAQ at: http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm
