MS Exchange server on FreeBSD?

[RacerX]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005, Danny wrote:

> On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 09:15:06 -0600 (CST), RacerX <racerx at makeworld.com> wrote:
>> 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
>
> Well, for brick level you would use ExMerge -- another free tool from Microsoft.
>
> ...D
>

In any event - we're not here to argue what apps can do what for Exchange.
The OP wanted an alternative - he got several that I posted.

Now, this thread needs to end here.


Best regards,
Chris