[ale] seeking backup with versioning

[PairOfTwins]

Jeff:

A custom Access database resides in a shared folder, and Access on their 
Windoze workstations open it in shared mode.  AFAIK there is no Access 
process running on the server.

Tom
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Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> What is meant by "house the database?"
>
> PairOfTwins wrote:
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>> All:
>>
>> In searching ale.org, I see ext4 in discussions of versioning.  I've 
>> been asked (finally) to replace a Win2K server, which houses the 
>> database for 7 Windoze workstations.  Since the office manager just lost 
>> 6 weeks of Outlook emails when the pst file was corrupted AND the copy 
>> done by nightly backup was also corrupted ---- keeping prior versions is 
>> a basic requirement.
>>
>> eBox uses rdiff-backup
>> ClearOS I can't determine
>> FreeNAS I can't determine
>> Ubuntu Server uses BackupPC or Bacula
>>
>> As an Ubuntu user, I'm most comfortable with deb distros.  Anyone have a 
>> suggestion of a server distro with suitable backup built in, or shall I 
>> use Ubuntu server?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
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