Tim Mooney said:
>I would say let them do it somewhere else.  Take it to a "general
>enterprise backup list".  Let the religious wars and unsubstantiated
>opinions flourish there.

If only there was a site dedicated completely to backup, where there was a 
forum _and_ mailing list dedicated to general backup discussions....  It would 
be, like, a CENTRAL place to discuss backup issues, regardless of product...  
Hmmmm....  You might be on to something.

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-----Original Message-----
From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Tim Mooney
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:23 PM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: Re: [Networker] Query in Staging from adv_file

In regard to: Re: [Networker] Query in Staging from adv_file, steve...:

>> Your low opinion of the product is irrelevant, you may have your own issues
> with NetWorker, this does not mean that it is a less capable contender.
>
> Nobody's opinion is irrelevant in this discussion, as long as they can back
> it up with facts.  What if his issues with NetWorker are addressed by other
> products?  Wouldn't that make it a less capable contender?

While brief discussions or comparisons of other products to NetWorker are
fine and even useful, ultimately this list is about NetWorker, not how
NetWorker compares to product X.

> I would say that your emotion about the issue should be irrelevant.  If
> someone wants to discuss the merits of another product, then let them.

I would say let them do it somewhere else.  Take it to a "general
enterprise backup list".  Let the religious wars and unsubstantiated
opinions flourish there.

>  This
> list is dedicated to helping NetWorker users and it's not sponsored by EMC.
> What if a NetWorker user is best helped by switching products?

Then they should be doing their research, including subscribing to mailing
lists dedicated to the other products, or where the focus is of a more
general nature.


Tim
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