There is some great info here about Exchange 2003 and VSS: http://weblogs.asp.net/btrst4/archive/2004/05/14/131940.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/06/21/161564.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/exchange/archive/2004/06/25/166104.aspx Mark Fugatt MCSE, MCT, Microsoft Exchange MVP Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY Tel: 585 586 3890 Cell: 585 576 4750 http://www.4mcts.com http://www.exchangetrainer.com -----Original Message----- From: A. M. Salim [mailto:msalim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 1:58 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Veritas Backup with Exchange Agent http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi, > I won't question whether or not Veritas told you that Chris, or even > question whether or not it will work, cause it may. I will tell you > however, that MS won't support the open file backup of a mounted > Exchange store, so I wouldn't make a habit of this type of backup. The > Exchange-agent is still the method of preference. In Windows 2003, won't the "shadow backup" allow you to make backups of open files without the need for any agent ? or is there a problem relying on shadow copies ? best regards Mike ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: mark@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx