>> For example I've read that CCC can't backup /private/var/spool (mail >> service) data. > I am assuming you are running Mac OS X server. Would you please confirm that > this assumption is correct.
<snippety snip snip> > If you are running Mac OS X Server, which version are you running? If you are > running Mac OS 10.6, I believe that dovecot is the default mail application. > I am not sure how dovecot is configured on Mac OS 10.6 server. However, it is > possible (I have done this) to configure Dovecot on a GNU/LINUX system to > store mail using the MailDir format. This means that each message is stored > as a separate file. There are various trade offs to consider with regards > mail message storage formats. One great advantage of using Maildir format is > that the backup of your mail directories with an rsync based tool is greatly > simplified. Another advantage is that restoring individual messages is also > simplified. If you are running on a version of Mac OS X Server prior to 10.6, then you may find this link to "mailbfr" from a recent post to the Mac OS X mailing list helpful :http://osx.topicdesk.com/content/view/41/57/ Once you have a static copy of your mail database and settings then backing up this static copy should not be a problem. If you require further assistance then let me know. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution. http://www.lbackup.org _______________________________________________ http://www.lbackup.org lbackup-discussion mailing list lbackup-discussion@lists.connect.homeunix.com http://lists.connect.homeunix.com/listinfo/lbackup-discussion
