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Re: Are offline backups an option, or a neccessity?

From: Joel Garry <joelga_at_pebble.ml.org>
Date: 1997/11/24
Message-ID: <65dd3i$chj$1@pebble.ml.org>#1/1

In article <3481e140.919069862_at_isafin1>, George Dau <gedau_at_isa.mim.com.au> wrote:
>"S V" <sv1_at_mindspring.com> wrote:
><snip>
>]
>]NO. I knew a case(s) when someone was screwd up by relying on
>]online backups only.
><snip>
>]you cannot. You have to do offline backups or you will regret
>]at some point.
>]
><snip>
>
>I'd really like to know of a scenario where a database could not be completely
>recovered by a properly done on-line backup. Have you got details of the
>problems above?

I don't know about his problems, but I personally have seen:

The above problems wiped out COLD backup schemes. Besides that, I've seen:

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Received on Mon Nov 24 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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