At 07:34 PM 11/26/2001 -0800, you wrote:
At 21:49 -0500 11/26/2001, Phydeaux wrote:
Using bin/list_lists I can get a list of the lists. I can then easily cycle through each list and (for each one) do the following:
- Run bin/config_list
- Run bin/list_members (once for digested, once for regular members)
- Copy the complete archive or at least the mbox file of the archive.
I can then tar the whole mess up and copy it to tape, etc. for a portable backup of my mailman installation.
I have several questions. First, am I forgetting to copy anything? Will the above approach get me all the data I need to restore the system?
I don't think the above has captured various user flags other than digest vs regular.
I believe a restore will not restore subscriber choices like not-me-to, no-mail, hidden, and some others.
True... so what is the best way to back things up? I'm loathe to just back up the db files, as they can easily be modified while a tar is taking place. Is that what everyone else is doing? Is there any facility for dumping user config info? I must be missing something...
reb