[Dovecot] Backing Up To Windows File Server
Greetings,
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server.
Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files
(maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name.
For example,
1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S
becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible?
-- --asai
On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:21:09 -0700 Asai articulated:
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server.
Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S becomes 1AETPH~X.Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible?
I have backed up files to a Windows server before but have never experienced the problems you are describing. Could you please list the Windows Server specifics, ie. version, etc.
-- Jerry ♔
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:21:09 -0700 Asai articulated:
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server. Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible? I have backed up files to a Windows server before but have never experienced the problems you are describing. Could you please list the Windows Server specifics, ie. version, etc. This is a Win 2008 R2 server with NFS shares enabled. I initially copied
On 12/13/2011 5:34 PM, Jerry wrote: the backups from my former backup server to this Windows box, and that's when I noticed the file names had been changed.
On Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:17:58 -0700 Asai articulated:
On 12/13/2011 5:34 PM, Jerry wrote:
On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:21:09 -0700 Asai articulated:
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server. Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible? I have backed up files to a Windows server before but have never experienced the problems you are describing. Could you please list the Windows Server specifics, ie. version, etc. This is a Win 2008 R2 server with NFS shares enabled. I initially copied the backups from my former backup server to this Windows box, and that's when I noticed the file names had been changed.
IMHO, I think you might be better served by posting your inquiry to a Microsoft forum dedicated to the 2008 server framework.
-- Jerry ♔
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On Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at 23:21:09 UTC, asai@globalchangemusic.org confabulated:
Greetings,
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server.
Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible?
AFAIK, the colon is not valid in a windows file name.
-- If at first you don't succeed, so much for skydiving.
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Asai said the following on 14/12/11 00:21:
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server. Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S
becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible?
Got same problem rsync-ing to some low cost NAS and, of course, windows share.
My solution is to tar.gz before copying to Windows.
Ciao, luigi
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On 12/13/2011 04:21 PM, Asai wrote:
Greetings,
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server. Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible?
Don't have any answers for you, but I know that : is an invalid character in Windows filenames, so that could have something to do with it.
On 12/22/2011 01:30 AM, Willie Gillespie wrote:
On 12/13/2011 04:21 PM, Asai wrote:
Greetings,
Working with dsync and setting up backups to a Windows file server. Problem seems to be that Windows is renaming the dovecot mail files (maildir) to Windows friendly filenames, and losing the Dovecot name. For example, 1323817925.M36368P32049.triata.globalchangemultimedia.net,S=2255,W=2318:2,S
becomes 1AETPH~X.
Does anyone have any ideas about how to tell Windows to not do this? Or is it not possible?
Don't have any answers for you, but I know that : is an invalid character in Windows filenames, so that could have something to do with it.
Whoops, should have finished going through the old thread. Seems like MyBSD already answered.
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Asai
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Duane Hill
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Jerry
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Luigi Rosa
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Willie Gillespie