If a file is added to the exclude list, the active backup is expired and
changed to inactive.  You will not have an active backup for an excluded
file.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riccardo Corona [SMTP:rcorona AT ESOC.ESA DOT DE]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 8:31 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Include-exclude: bug or 'feature'
>
> Hi all.
>
> No luck looking through the archive list so here is the  problem.
> Server and client V3 on Aix4.2
>
> - Daily incremental for a file system where all files are daily modified.
> - 15 Versions when data exists
> - 5 Versions  when data is deleted
>
> I've modified the include exclude list  to skip ( just for one night )
> half of the files.
> The result is now that the excluded files have been expired  to only 5
> versions.
>
> No doubt: it's the fastest  way to reduce dB occupancy !!!??