MS Exchange server on FreeBSD?

[Danny]

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