cd / ; tar cfz /backup/mail.tgz home/*/Maildir

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On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:04:30 +1300
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Steve Holdoway wrote:
> > Create a new user with the right permissions and play with group access? 
> > Read up about DACs ( just a bit of overkill there... )?
> 
> Any recommended links would be great.  I did a google, looked at 
> wikipedia but it didn't really tell me much of any use.
> 
> I'm wanting to back up all my mail folders/files.
> 
> Inbox is easy, /var/$userName
> 
> IMAP puts the folders for each user in their home folder.
> 
> I wanted a read only way to get all that content in once place to back 
> it up...
> 
> I'm now thinking that a folder with links then shared as readonly might 
> be the best idea.
> 
> I could even do a local mount to put it somewhere that's already being 
> shared and being read by the back up software.
> 
> Cheers Don
> 
> -- 
> Don Gould
> 31 Acheson Ave, Mairehau, Christchurch, NZ
> Ph +64 3 348 7235 or + 64 21 114 0699
> www.thinkdesignprint.co.nz


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