On 2002-07-11 20:33 +0200, Eric Hildum wrote: > The only time that I could see being an issue is if the file is open for > non-exclusive writing, and not all the data has been flushed to disk. That > could cause serious problems with overall data integrity. But then, a > Retrospect verify pass should fail, and you would know you have a potential > problem.
Yuck, some backup strategies (for example, rotating media, five or seven backup sets a week) don't necessarily include a compare run, and a compare isn't that useful when a server running and being accessed 24/7 must be backed up. Therefore I hope the scenario you describe is just a theory ... -- Thomas Schierle, Munich, Germany PGP key [DSS/DH] 0xA23CDA1D available at various public key servers -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
