[lbackup-discussion] OSX Server: Full System (Configuration) Backup

[henri]

>> 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.

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> 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.


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