Hello, > I'm no Bill Shupp (joking, hehe) but here are my thoughts:
yes, we know - different names :) > > But sometimes (it seems to be allways) i get message from tar (tar: > > domain/trash/Maildir/new: file changed as we read it) > If the directory has mtime different it means that tar will only read the > files it has on its list: > - if files were deleted, they will cause warning and move on > - if files were added, they will be omitted > - if files were changed, they will be stored as they are now > > The same applies to a single file. there is problem that archive is not created eg is missing due this problem > > it seems that are messages which are directly delivered (not over > > qmail) because when is message delivered over qmail - i got deferral: > > Home_directory_is_sticky:_user_is_editing_his_.qmail_file._(#4.2.1)/. > You shouldn't worry I think, the mail will be eventually sent. It's not a > permanent error. i know there are delivered later - that's not my problem > On the other hand I am using rsync to backup in a script called nightly: > > # time rsync -avb --delete --delete-excluded /home/vpopmail/ /nas/vpopmail > 2>&1 | mail -s "DUMP VPOPMAIL" [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The command rsyncs my whole /home/vpopmail to mounted NAS on /nas; > It redirects output and sends an email to me when it's done. > It also deletes files in the destination that are not present in the source. i'm little out of space (emails takes about 400G) and i must pack it and send over ssh to another host :( But thank you for tips (i will try rsync server and play with this) Best regards, Lampa
