An offline backup is NOT necessarily in a consistent state. If a normal shutdown (i.e., service stop) occurs, then that is correct. However, if the system attendant dies, or the information store crashes or is killed, then it probably won't be. (Which you actually have to do sometimes, when debugging weird problems.) There are, in fact, a couple of complexities associated with taking an offline backup in this situation. -----Original Message----- From: Sarbjit Singh Gill [mailto:ssgill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 9:14 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Detecting Unopened mail http://www.MSExchange.org/ Bale bale... Very complete. >-----Original Message----- >From: Manoj [mailto:pillai.manu@xxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 8:14 AM >To: [ExchangeList] >Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Detecting Unopened mail > >http://www.MSExchange.org/ > >As said by gill > >an offline backup is when the services are stopped and u take a backup >of your server and an online backup is when the services of exchange is >up and running and the store is mounted. > >In additon in an online backup the log files get purged but in an >offline backup the log files does not get purged.. > >To add more... Offline backup is always consistent/clean shutdown and >an online backup is inconsistent/dirty shutdown, which means it >requires some log files to mount the store.. > >Manoj >Exchange Kida ....:) > >------------------------------------------------------ >List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist >Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp >------------------------------------------------------ >Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: >http://www.techgenix.com >------------------------------------------------------ >You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: >ssgill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit >http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist >Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp ------------------------------------------------------ Visit TechGenix.com for more information about our other sites: http://www.techgenix.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: michael@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx