>Copying (backing up via some backup-tool) up a life database
>(meaning: that's in use by the server process) can cause database

corruption.

>What do you want? Tell them to use gbak or get burned for a corrupt

database because you >didn't tell them?

They know about backing up the database correctly and have the correct
tools for the job, but clients don't always do what their told :-)


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