Melissa, There are different levels of data security, some of which ebase addresses. For example, you can set up passwords within ebase to limit login access to the database (there are default passwords already set up when you download the data).
If you're running ebase on a server, there are additional issues of data security that arise, particularly if you wish to enable any sort of remote (off-site via the internet) access to the data or if your server has an always-on connection to the internet (e.g. DSL). Ebase itself doesn't address these other issues well -- they have more to do with hardware, system software, and the like. If your data is exposed to the internet, it may be exposed to hacker attack, and you might want to consider a firewall or other protective feature to safeguard your data. An additional aspect of data security is doing regular, archival backups of your ebase data. We make them several times a week (using WinZip; there are other alternatives, including some for Macs), and save them onto CDs which are kept off-site -- the archives stretch back about 8 months at this point. The reason for doing regular backups is to prevent total catastrophe if ebase is corrupted, hacked, or there's a theft/disaster at the office. I hope this information helps. Regards, Eric Johnson Colorado Environmental Coalition -----Original Message----- From: Melissa Selsor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:55 PM To: TechRocks Support Subject: [support] data security I am wondering when you download ebase if the software goes directly to your server and if you are the only one who has access to the data. thanks in advance for your comments. Melissa Selsor __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Reminder to each recipient: To change your list account preferences, go to http://email.sparklist.com/scripts/lyris.pl?enter=support and enter the email address you used to subscribe to the ebase support list:: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ebase - Relationship Management for Nonprofits, http://www.ebase.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------
