[ale] seeking backup with versioning

[PairOfTwins]

Jeff:

A few months ago they asked if I could help meld their 
website/MSAccess/QuickBooks/manual-entry system, providing a crude 
diagram of how they think it works.  Shortly thereafter, they put that 
on hold pending some compelling financial reason to move forward.

With a Linux server in place, it would certainly open up options for 
that time when orders increase enough to strain their current system.  I 
fantasize about a simple MS Access code to open source converter...

Tom
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Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 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
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>> Jeff Hubbs wrote:
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>>     
>>> 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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