[ale] seeking backup with versioning

[Geoffrey]

Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> Okay...this never goes well.   Your effort would be better spent getting 
> these people on a proper DBMS.

You mean a REAL 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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