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Re: Backing up mail spools (was Re: How do I deal with STRANGE backups ?)

2005-08-23 09:42:03
Subject: Re: Backing up mail spools (was Re: How do I deal with STRANGE backups ?)
From: Dave Ewart <davee AT ceu.ox.ac DOT uk>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:30:44 +0100
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On Tuesday, 23.08.2005 at 09:23 -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:

> > 1. Just put up with it: spools that are changing will result in a
> > backup which is probably not of any use once in a while.  This is
> > probably fine, unless there is a large amount of mail coming in at
> > the time the backup runs;
> 
> Just one point on this.  I don't think you get a backup that is
> useless.  It is my understanding that the "backup" is still ok; the
> problem is that specific files within the backup are questionable.

Yes, I understand that: I should have said that the backup is "probably
not of any use FOR THAT FILE WHICH CHANGES".  Having said that, it might
be, or you could probably extract parts of it ...

Dave.
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Dave Ewart
davee AT ceu.ox.ac DOT uk
Computing Manager, Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Cancer Research UK / Oxford University
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