On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST), RacerX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Danny wrote: > > > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:52:40 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony > >>> Atkielski > >>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:29 PM > >>> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >>> Subject: Re: MS Exchange server on FreeBSD? > >>> > >> > >>> If the database becomes corrupted, which is highly unlikely, you must > >>> restore it from your last backup (every mail administrator takes > >>> frequent backups, which can be done online with Exchange). > >> > >> Only if you purchase a backup software. > > > > You are totally 100% wrong. NTBackup is included with Windows, and is > > fully supported by Microsoft. > > > >> If you want to use windows backup you must shut down exchange because > >> windows > >> backup will not back up open files. > > > > Wrong. Have you bothered to read Microsoft's Exchange Backup & Restore > > Guide? > > > >> Also, a file based backup is pointless because it takes the mail store in > >> one fell swoop, > >> it does not back up (nor allow you to restore) individual mailboxes. > > > > Once again, obviously you are not aware of the features present in version > > 2003. > > > >> This is yet another high-cost item, backup software that is written > >> to use the hooks in exchange to back it up is expensive. > > > > Wrong, again. One word: NTBackup. Regardless of the free backup > > software included with Windows, if you have been mis-informed and > > think that you *need* 3rd party backup software, well, the Exchange > > backup agents are a couple of hundred dollars. Pretty cheap when you > > consider the value of corporate email these days -- but like I say, > > they are not necessary; read the Exchange Backup & Restore Guide. > > > >> By contrast under UNIX, you can use tar to backup the /var/mail > >> directories and you can definitely restore an individual mailbox > >> if you want to. > > > > Yup, but you do not know Exchange, so stop talking about it. > > > > ...D > > NTBackup won't restore brick level
Well, for brick level you would use ExMerge -- another free tool from Microsoft. ...D _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"