Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST) From: RacerX <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Danny <nocmonkey@gmail.com> Cc: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Subject: Re: MS Exchange server on FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20050321091411.H83638@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <addc34c605032107005407c132@mail.gmail.com> References: <1029409489.20050320082843@wanadoo.fr> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNIENGFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <addc34c605032107005407c132@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Danny wrote: > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:52:40 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt > <tedm@toybox.placo.com> wrote: >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On 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 Best Regards, Chris
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