From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 21 15:15:17 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01FAD16A4CE for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:15:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from makeworld.com (makeworld.com [216.201.118.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04EB043D5E for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:15:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from racerx@makeworld.com) Received: from localhost (localhost.com [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58B4F60F3; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:12 -0600 (CST) Received: from makeworld.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (makeworld.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 83460-08; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST) Received: by makeworld.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 35E8060E7; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by makeworld.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 246DF60E4; Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST) From: RacerX To: Danny In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20050321091411.H83638@makeworld.com> References: <1029409489.20050320082843@wanadoo.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by ClamAV 0.75.1/amavisd-new-2.2.1 (20041222) at makeworld.com - Isn't it ironic cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: Ted Mittelstaedt Subject: Re: MS Exchange server on FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:15:17 -0000 On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Danny wrote: > On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:52:40 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt > 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