[ale] seeking backup with versioning

[Jeff Lightner]

You mean like MSSQL?  :p

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jeff
Hubbs
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:46 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] seeking backup with versioning

Okay...this never goes well.   Your effort would be better spent getting

these people on a proper DBMS.

- Jeff

PairOfTwins wrote:
> 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
> ==========================
> Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>   
>> What is meant by "house the database?"
>>
>> PairOfTwins wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> 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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