Paul, as sendmail handles smtp requests asynchronously, you will have to
kill and restart the daemon before doing the backup (unless you can
otherwise guarantee that no mail will be sent/received during the time
the backup is running).  This is easily handled with pre and post
scripts.  The complication arises from notification though.  Once the
job ends, smtp notification can't be sent until the daemon is running
again.  

Hal Skelly


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From: veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
[mailto:veritas-bu-admin AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu] On Behalf Of Paul
Greene
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:38 PM
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Subject: [Veritas-bu] How does Netbackup handle Sendmail backup?


Is there any special quirks, requirements (i.e. agents, etc, ?), 
difficulties with using Netbackup to back up Sendmail mailboxes running 
on Solaris 9 on Sparc?

We're moving from an MS Exchange mail server to Sendmail, and I'm used 
to needing the optional Exchange agent for mail backup. Just wondering 
if a special agent is needed to keep Sendmail databases and mail folders

in sync.

Thanks

Paul Greene
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