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On 1/5/2011 3:56 PM, Brian Neu wrote:
> I perform SMB consulting and when a Linux solution fits the client's needs, I 
> always go with Linux.  But increasingly, I can't justify Linux file servers. 
>  I've written some cron scripts that take and release lvm snapshots on a 
> schedule, but compared to the Volume Shadow Copy of NTFS that Microsoft released 
> in 2003, it's just cumbersome and basic.  We're approaching 8 years without a 
> comparable response.  I'm just rather shocked when thinking about it.

rsync-backup?