[ale] seeking backup with versioning

[Jeff Hubbs]

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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