Yes. It is that simple. However you have to also backup the registry where IMAIL settings are. In the ipswitch KB you can find the info on how to backup it and restore it.
as for my self...I stopped using tapes a long time ago. I use 2 servers in the network to store backups using Windows 2K backup technology which is very fast. I configured my server to make backups everyday (seven days in a row). I backup my entire imail directory. You can also set a command line program to backup the registry daily and put the file in your imail directory. I set the backup file in a hard drive in another server within my network and from time to time those files are backup again in another server. that way if I lost my production server. I just have to resintall the O/S and get things back on track within few hours without fighting against a tape. If I lost my primary repository backup disk I still have another one....and if I loose my secundary backup server.. I start crying. However from time to time I backup the Imail registry part in my own portable computer... if I have that I can get back to business without a problem...of course some emails would be lost. Nevertheless I am using a secundary mailserver (spool and forward server). If I loose my mail server all emails are redirected to MX 20 while I reconfigured the primary mail server. I can do that in less than a day and then when done, the primary server automatically receives the emails from the secundary mail server. see you Luis Arango ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddy Shearer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:01 PM Subject: [IMail Forum] IMail & Backups > > I read the knowledge base hits I got from searching on Backups. I can't > believe it is that simple. It said that imail\users was the directories > where e-mails are stored. I gather it's straight forward to backup is it > that straight forward to restore as well? > > Veritas or UltraBac? Tapes or removable hard drives? What is the going > opinion? > > Thanks again for all of the responses on my previous queations ;) > > Buddy > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked > questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
