MS Exchange server on FreeBSD?

[RacerX]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Danny wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 01:52:40 -0800, Ted Mittelstaedt
> <tedm at toybox.placo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Anthony
>>> Atkielski
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:29 PM
>>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>>> Subject: Re: MS Exchange server on FreeBSD?
>>>
>>
>>> If the database becomes corrupted, which is highly unlikely, you must
>>> restore it from your last backup (every mail administrator takes
>>> frequent backups, which can be done online with Exchange).
>>
>> Only if you purchase a backup software.
>
> You are totally 100% wrong.  NTBackup is included with Windows, and is
> fully supported by Microsoft.
>
>> If you want to use windows backup you must shut down exchange because windows
>> backup will not back up open files.
>
> Wrong.  Have you bothered to read Microsoft's Exchange Backup & Restore Guide?
>
>>  Also, a file based backup is pointless because it takes the mail store in one fell swoop,
>> it does not back up (nor allow you to restore) individual mailboxes.
>
> Once again, obviously you are not aware of the features present in version 2003.
>
>> This is yet another high-cost item, backup software that is written
>> to use the hooks in exchange to back it up is expensive.
>
> Wrong, again.  One word: NTBackup.  Regardless of the free backup
> software included with Windows, if you have been mis-informed and
> think that you *need* 3rd party backup software, well, the Exchange
> backup agents are a couple of hundred dollars.  Pretty cheap when you
> consider the value of corporate email these days -- but like I say,
> they are not necessary; read the Exchange Backup & Restore Guide.
>
>> By contrast under UNIX, you can use tar to backup the /var/mail
>> directories and you can definitely restore an individual mailbox
>> if you want to.
>
> Yup, but you do not know Exchange, so stop talking about it.
>
> ...D

NTBackup won't restore brick level


Best Regards,
Chris