RE: PST-file backup problem
FWIW, I don't backup or restore individual mailboxes (with a very small exception list - pres VPs of my org.) I do backup the stores on my server. I have that VIP list in it's own store. I have 2 other stores that hold the remainder of my organization. I use deleted item retention to allow users to self-recover from oops I deleted a really important message). All of my stores have a size limit. Granted the VIP store is really big (but the overall use is pretty small). The other stores have reasonable limits, and I do make exceptions for those who can demonstrate the need. PSTs are evil - Before I was able to get rid of them (at least in the supported sense), I had constant problems: * PSTs don't get backed up when a user leaves their computer on w/outlook open, * Users put passwords on PSTs and then forget (and blame me when they forget!) * PSTs get corrupted I would rather rebuild a server in the very slim event that I had a severe crash versus deal with the day-in, day-out problems I used to have with PSTs! HTH Arron = Arron King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] V: 614-251-4515 F: 614-252-2650 -Original Message- From: Tuomela Arto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:40 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: VS: PST-file backup problem Hi, and thanx alot for your time!! Yes. We aren using Exchange 2000. We have more than 7000 users. Keep all emails in store.. A good idea, but what happens if you have to crash recover/recover databases or a single mailbox..? If all data is kept in stores(without any mailbox size limits)..Back up times increase radically-restore times increase radically!! Hopefully you see my problem now..? -Arttu- -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lähetetty: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 6:01 PM Vastaanottaja: Exchange Discussions Aihe: RE: PST-file backup problem You didn't mention what your overall system is like, but I'll assume you're using Exchange. If you're concerned about storage space and the data contained in the PST files is important enough to be backed up, you should keep that data managed by Exchange in a Store. Backup is easier, and you will save disk space with the Exchange SIS. (You won't initially magically get SIS by importing [reimporting?] the PST files into Exchange, but as the data grows you will see a difference in your SIS). -Original Message- From: Tuomela Arto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 2:46 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: PST-file backup problem Hello ! My question deals with PST-files. When backing up PST-files you always have to back up every PST-file. This is because Outlook changes the file every time it's opened etc. So you cannot take just incremental from changed files. Usually you end up backing up all PST-files.. Ok.. so what you say! The problem is that if you have to pay for every Gig you take, you end up paying a lot of money! Is there any third party tool or way to get rid of this problem? Having the same problem? Or is it just me ;) Rgs, -Arttu- _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchanget ext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: PST-file backup problem
From what I've seen on my systems, Veritas Backup Exec sees an open PST as corrupt, not as an open file. It completes the backup job; but marks it as having failed. = Arron King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] V: 614-251-4515 F: 614-252-2650 -Original Message- From: David, Andy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:27 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: PST-file backup problem While I agree with what you are saying in regards to personal folders, IIRC, after (30 min?), the open file handle closes on psts and you can back them up! -Original Message- From: King, Arron S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 9:19 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: PST-file backup problem FWIW, I don't backup or restore individual mailboxes (with a very small exception list - pres VPs of my org.) I do backup the stores on my server. I have that VIP list in it's own store. I have 2 other stores that hold the remainder of my organization. I use deleted item retention to allow users to self-recover from oops I deleted a really important message). All of my stores have a size limit. Granted the VIP store is really big (but the overall use is pretty small). The other stores have reasonable limits, and I do make exceptions for those who can demonstrate the need. PSTs are evil - Before I was able to get rid of them (at least in the supported sense), I had constant problems: * PSTs don't get backed up when a user leaves their computer on w/outlook open, * Users put passwords on PSTs and then forget (and blame me when they forget!) * PSTs get corrupted I would rather rebuild a server in the very slim event that I had a severe crash versus deal with the day-in, day-out problems I used to have with PSTs! HTH Arron = Arron King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] V: 614-251-4515 F: 614-252-2650 -Original Message- From: Tuomela Arto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:40 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: VS: PST-file backup problem Hi, and thanx alot for your time!! Yes. We aren using Exchange 2000. We have more than 7000 users. Keep all emails in store.. A good idea, but what happens if you have to crash recover/recover databases or a single mailbox..? If all data is kept in stores(without any mailbox size limits)..Back up times increase radically-restore times increase radically!! Hopefully you see my problem now..? -Arttu- -Alkuperäinen viesti- Lähettäjä: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Lähetetty: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 6:01 PM Vastaanottaja: Exchange Discussions Aihe: RE: PST-file backup problem You didn't mention what your overall system is like, but I'll assume you're using Exchange. If you're concerned about storage space and the data contained in the PST files is important enough to be backed up, you should keep that data managed by Exchange in a Store. Backup is easier, and you will save disk space with the Exchange SIS. (You won't initially magically get SIS by importing [reimporting?] the PST files into Exchange, but as the data grows you will see a difference in your SIS). -Original Message- From: Tuomela Arto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 2:46 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: PST-file backup problem Hello ! My question deals with PST-files. When backing up PST-files you always have to back up every PST-file. This is because Outlook changes the file every time it's opened etc. So you cannot take just incremental from changed files. Usually you end up backing up all PST-files.. Ok.. so what you say! The problem is that if you have to pay for every Gig you take, you end up paying a lot of money! Is there any third party tool or way to get rid of this problem? Having the same problem? Or is it just me ;) Rgs, -Arttu- _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchanget ext_mode=lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchangetext_mode=lang =english To unsubscribe
RE: Pole on largest PRIV.EDB size?
Pete, We have about ~55 gb or so (Exchange 2k w/3 storage groups) Using Backup Exec and a Compaq TL890 Storage Library. === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Pfefferkorn, Pete (PFEFFEPE) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:13 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Pole on largest PRIV.EDB size? Exchange 5.5 SP4 I'm curious to find out what other Exchange Administrators see for the Private Info Store database size and what backup solutions that they are using? Ours largest Private DB is 70 Gig and we're using Dells PowerVault 110T and NT backup. Pete Pfefferkorn Senior Systems Engineer/Mail Administrator University of Cincinnati 51 Goodman Street Cincinnati, OH 45221 Phone - (513) 556-9076 Fax - (513) 556-2042 _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Very OT - txt handling
Kim, There are several things that might be of help. A combination of Unix tools (ported to Win32 of course) grep wc (grep can search for text/regular expression and wc can count lines, characters etc. This will find out the stats you want; but won't automatically update the files. You can create text files; but would need to import them. Search google for the win32 ports of these utilites. I don't have an exact URL. Perl is an excellent language for parsing text. You should be able to use it to count up the statistics you are looking for, and then create/update a document like it sounds like you want to do. http://www.activestate.com HTH Arron === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Kim Schotanus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 7:13 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Very OT - txt handling Hi there, I came across your address on the net, and I would like to ask you a quick programming question. Could you point me out to a sort of code that can count the number of characters and lines in a txt file and transfer that to exell or access? I have the following example (txt) 45 14:53:52 ENTRANCE ARTS (2) ACCESS GRANTED KIM SCHOTANUS (16788937) 46 15:14:52 EXIT ARTS GRANTED 47 16:00:48 ENTRANCE ARTS (2) ACCESS GRANTED PROCOPIO ALB (07723137) 48 16:52:24 EXIT ARTS (3) ACCESS GRANTED BECKERS PAUL (04906723) ... In this example the first line is the line number, that is reset to 00 after 99, then there is the time, the action performed -ENTRANCE ARTS (2) ACCESS GRANTED- and the name and permission code. Line 46 is a special command, this is when someone overrides the system (which happens quite often) after each 20 lines there is a blank line and then a line with the date The idea is to find/create a little code that pushes the data in this txt file to exell on a daily basis. Do you know of any code that could do this? _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: OT - IIS redirect
Andrey, Don't know if this would work in your situation; but we had a similar problem that we solved with a meta tag The default document on www.server.com (listening on port 80) [contents of default document on www.server.com] META HTTP-EQUIV=Refresh CONTENT=0; URL=http://bar.server.com:8900; ) [end of contents] It is technically a client-side solution; but the majority of browsers around support meta tags). We use it for a on-line learning package that needs to listen on port 8900 (and not on the traditional 80). IIS and this package both listen on the same IP, just different ports. It is less confusing for our users... HTH Arron === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 3:06 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OT - IIS redirect Hey all. I am trying to figure out if there is an easy way to set up a redirect to the same page but on a different port. for example when someone reaches the default website on port 80, I'd like it to get redirected to the default website on port 8383. I have tried to set up redirect properties in IIS Admin as follows: *;*;:8383 but when I go to http://server.com, I get redirected to http://server.com/:8383 - IIS sticks the slash in the middle and ruins everything. By the way, I have a similar redirect working fine on my OWA front-ends, only I am not redirecting to a different port. It is configured as *;*;/exchange and it gets me from the default website straight to the /exchange virtual directory. That one works great. Thanks for any ideas! Andrey _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Vendors AV and attachment exceptions
Bill we had the same condundrum for a while. We actually use 2 different A/Vs for smtp. Symantec's gateway is ouri nbound smtp router, and then symantec's AV for Exchange. We configured the gateway to block exe's, and left the internal alone. That is, until one of our bright users (who against policy) configured outlook to look at a pop3 as well our exchange box. Then when the next exe-based virus struck, we got blasted. Now we don't allow them anywhere - and haven't had an outbreak since. It's very easy to setup an FTP/HTTP server and have them e-mail a URL... That what we do for our faculty who need to send exe's out. They could also rename the extension... Good Luck! Arron === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Mellott, Bill [mailto:bmellott;SND.com] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 1:09 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Vendors AV and attachment exceptions Pondering new AV for Exch Running a AV for exchange (chose your favorite vendor..insert here) and implementing Martins list of death...As I do and suspect many here do similaror something similar... SO I pose this: say you set your AV to block/strip EXE attachments on your exchange box.. .. OK so this = goodsafer..etc... Now if you have say an app on your system which sends out a EXE..what have you.. (say a fax program for the viewer etc..) My Question is What do you others do with your AV on Exchnage to allow this EXE to go out but not allow all the other bad EXE's to get thru? Why? I contemplating replacing my current AV vendor...and have looked at some others BUT it would appear None of the others have the ability to make exceptions for identified EXE's And I wondering what anybody else does 2 cent would be appreciated. thanks bill _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:leave-exchange;ls.swynk.com Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Tracing Computers making repeated Logon Requests
Chuck, You didn't mention much about your infrastructure; but *if* the workstations in question are Win2k (and are set to update the DNS), you can do an nslookup on the hostname. If you provide DHCP to them, you might be able to find the IP that the DHCP server gave out to the hostname. (Even the MS DHCP server provides some basic logging) Not sure what brand of network gear you have; but [even] on our Nortel switches, I can do a lookup of the MAC address, and find out what port it is on on the switch in question we are fully switched, and have implemented VLANs, so I know by IP Address what switch to look on) HTH Arron === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Charles Carerros [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 9:19 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: OT: Tracing Computers making repeated Logon Requests Hey all, This is really off topic, but I am having problems find a solution. There are a number of workstations that are repeatedly trying to hack my admin password on two of my subnets. I can see when they try their password attempts and they are using basic Microsoft Authentication. However the Event Viewer only gives me the workstation name (and the domain/work group name which is the same as the workstation name). Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I could pin down an IP address. The nature of these attempts (and timing) could point out that some student either has been hacked or is purposely running these. As such, if I can discern an IP address I can put an end to them. Thanks, Chuck _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Unlimited Quotas
With the dumpster, recovery isn't usually a big deal, until users call after a file has been deleted for weeks (and it has passed out of the dumpster).In my organization the expectation was that it was on tape. I don't have the person-hours, disk space or spare servers to do that kind of recovery. My management has been presented repeatedly with those types of options; but balk at the cost (particularly when our file servers have a working backup system and tape rotation system that already provides the type of retention that my user community seems to want). So in my environment, I find it better to educate set expectations up-front. This helps provide the services that my community needs, and keep costs down as well - which is something I get hammered with all the time. This is a business need too! What everyone is saying about supporting business needs is fine and true; however sometimes the business doesn't have the money to pay for every option... Just my 2 cents. Flames offline please... Arron === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 -Original Message- From: Woodrick, Ed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 10:48 PM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Unlimited Quotas Why is recovery so difficult? If you've got the dumpster turned on, then recovery is something the user can do without fairly easily. Never a need for brick backup. -Original Message- From: King, Arron S. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Posted At: Friday, July 05, 2002 9:33 AM Posted To: Microsoft Exchange Conversation: Unlimited Quotas Subject: RE: Unlimited Quotas One I have used with some success is the use of Exchange as a file server. The larger their quota is, the more important things tend to wind up there. If they start using it as a file server, and want something restored they are hosed. (unless you are doing a coughbrick-level backup/cough, or can take the time/find the space to restore the entire store...) Good Luck! === Arron S. King Network Systems Administrator Ohio Dominican University [EMAIL PROTECTED] v: 614.251.4515 f: 614.252.2650 _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
