At 07:34 PM 11/26/2001 -0800, you wrote: >At 21:49 -0500 11/26/2001, Phydeaux wrote: >>Using bin/list_lists I can get a list of the lists. I can then easily cycle >>through each list and (for each one) do the following: >> >>- Run bin/config_list >>- Run bin/list_members (once for digested, once for regular members) >>- Copy the complete archive or at least the mbox file of the archive. >> >>I can then tar the whole mess up and copy it to tape, etc. for a >>portable backup of my mailman installation. >> >>I have several questions. First, am I forgetting to copy anything? >>Will the above approach get me all the data I need to restore the >>system? > >I don't think the above has captured various user flags other than digest >vs regular. > >I believe a restore will not restore subscriber choices like not-me-to, >no-mail, hidden, and some others.
True... so what is the best way to back things up? I'm loathe to just back up the db files, as they can easily be modified while a tar is taking place. Is that what everyone else is doing? Is there any facility for dumping user config info? I must be missing something... reb ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
