On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 06:18, Jason Lim wrote: > > RAID is mandatory for a mail server. Backups are difficult for mail > > servers > > > as the data is changing all the time, and they'll never be complete. > > > > Having a single drive failure lose all your data is unacceptable. > > Well, I guess that depends on how important the mail is, and how often > people "download" their mail. Obviously in an IMAP situation where mail is > stored on the server, it must be safe and secure. With clients (software, > i mean) downloading their mail to the desktop, the most they would notice > is they are not getting any new mail for a short while (while you fix the
There's worse, mail that has been delivered before the crash but after the last time the user checked mail or the administrator make a backup will be lost. > Everyone hates those ultra long *confidentiality, security, legal, blah > blah* sigs. I wonder what the best, short, clear, legalistic sig is. > Obviously not for sending to a mail list, but for individual > emails............. Best to write a short note yourself if the message has some special requirements. The only boiler-plate disclaimer that'sany good is the "I am representing my own opinions not those of my employer" line. -- If you send email to me or to a mailing list that I use which has >4 lines of legalistic junk at the end then you are specifically authorizing me to do whatever I wish with the message and all other messages from your domain, by posting the message you agree that your long legalistic sig is void. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
