i have a cron job that root runs every morning and emails the output to me
- it's really very basic, but effective.

bperror -U -backstat -by_statcode | /bin/mailx -s Backup Status
iterry AT cyberdialogue DOT com

-ian


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Ian Terry x7024
System Administrator
Cyber Dialogue
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                    "David A. Chapa"                                            
                                                                
                    <david AT xbpadm-commands DOT com>          To:     "W. 
Curtis Preston" <curtis AT backupcentral DOT com>                               
  
                    Sent by:                             cc:     Gregory Floro 
<gregory.floro AT photobition DOT com>,                                 
                    veritas-bu-admin AT mailman DOT eng.        markjessup AT 
northwesternmutual DOT com, veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu            
       
                    auburn.edu                           Subject:     Re: 
[Veritas-bu] Daily Backup Status reports                              
                                                                                
                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                
                    06/28/2001 09:05 AM                                         
                                                                
                    Please respond to "David A.                                 
                                                                
                    Chapa"                                                      
                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                




EVERY JOB.

I don't use this feature at all...just scripts, etc.

David