I second Volker's remarks.
In addition to performance issues you also loose single instance storage
when you back up individual mailboxes.

Mark


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arendt, Volker [SMTP:arendt AT WIWI.UNI-WUPPERTAL DOT DE]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 8:43 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: ADSM connect agent for Exchange server
>
> Hi Rodrigo,
>
> I don't think that a Brick Level Backup is a critical feature in the
> Exchange market. First of all it is slow, really slow compared to a
> standard
> backup. Yes, the restore of a single mailbox is not easy. But tools like
> ExMerge allow you to perform a backup of selected mailboxes.
> The most important fact to implement is a fast normal backup of the
> Exchange
> databases.
>
> With kindest regard
>
> Volker
>
> Volker Arendt
> mailto:arendt AT wiwi.uni-wuppertal DOT de