<<< HUMANE::DISK$SCSI:[NOTES$LIBRARY]DIGITAL.NOTE;1 >>> -< The Digital way of working >- ================================================================================ Note 5256.111 A Public Notice... 111 of 111 PTOJJD::DANZAK "Pittsburgher ©" 112 lines 12-MAY-1997 00:30 -< Exchange - back it up yourself, kids... >- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sure...EXCHANGE is ready for prime time...just back it up YOURSELF! I think that it's safe to say that anybody recommending a mail system for a Fortune-500 without industrial strength backup capabilities would likelky do well to keep the resume handy... Aarugh, j ^--who wishes those who implemented it used it remotely and needed to do things like print and get other support services etc... ---- I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M Date: 02-May-1997 07:23am EDT From: Connectivity & Computing Srvs CCS_ADVISORY@A1@SALES@PKO Dept: Tel No: TO: See Below Subject: Recommended Practice - Protect Critical Exchange Mail Message TO: All Connectivity and Computing Services (CCS) Exchange Customers Worldwide SUBJECT: Recommended Practice to Protect Critical Exchange Mail Messages EFFECTIVE: Q4 FY'97 RELEVANT SITES: Worldwide ADVISORY: If you have an Exchange mail account, you may need to protect business critical messages from being inadvertently deleted or lost. Connectivity and Computing Services (CCS) has backup procedures in place for recovering MS Exchange in the event of a disaster to an Exchange server. CCS is working with Microsoft for a future enhancement that will enable the restoration of individual mailboxes in the event of content loss due to casual or erroneous deletion. Until this ability is available, we recommend that you take an additional measure of protection by routinely copying your business critical mail messages from your MS Exchange mailbox to an MS Exchange Personal Folder located either on a CCS NT File Server that provides backup and restore capabilities, or on your desktop hard drive. Backups of the desktop hard drive are the responsibility of the PC owner. IMPACT: To create an MS Exchange Personal Folder, follow these steps: 1. From the MS Exchange window: * Select Tools/Services * Select Add 2. From the Add Service to Profile window: * Select Personal Folders from within the Available Information Services box * Select OK 3. From the Create Microsoft Personal Folders window: * (Optional) Type a name for the folder, which will be displayed in your Exchange window * (Optional) Type in a password * Select OK 4. From the Services window: * Select OK You may now place copies (do not move the original versions) of critical mail messages in the Personal Folder. If you routinely copy your critical mail messages from your MS Exchange mailbox to an MS Exchange Personal Folder, you will create a backup copy of those messages. Please remember to "Exit and Log-off" Microsoft Exchange at the end of each business day so that any Personal Folders you have on a CCS File Share will not be Open and Locked during the nightly File Share backup operations. Personal Folders that are Open and Locked will not be copied to the backup tapes. CONTACT: If you have any questions, please contact your local CCS Help Desk or your Client Services Representative. The telephone numbers of the CCS Help Desks can be found on the CCS World-Wide Web Home Page at: http://www.imc.das.dec.com/ccs/ DIGITAL Internal Use Only Distribution: This message was delivered to you utilizing the Reader's Choice delivery services. You received this message because you are located in the Americas or Europe. If you have questions regarding this message, please contact the above reference(s).