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Re: Mail Servers



> > 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.

Well, true. I never said it was the best way... as you said, RAID is the
ideal solution :-)

> > 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.
>

Mmm... but then, what if you ARE speaking for your company, but don't want
that person to then send it off to their internal mailing list or
something like that?



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