From: "Robert Comer" 

I'll still take it because of the advantages...

- Bob Comer


"Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e790090$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Don't think of it just in terms of someone breaking in, it's also an
infect
> vector. A backup agent that holds a port open on a desktop system is
almost
> as bad as running a web server on each desktop. Only difference is nobody
> has exploited agents yet.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e77cb7a$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Yeah, it's real nice until someone breaks into your network..
> >
> > If that happens I have far more to worry about than the backup client!!
> >
> > - Bob Comer 
> >
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e77af61{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Yeah, it's real nice until someone breaks into your network..
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e76732e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Backup software that uses an 'agent' is evil
stuff, just another
> port
> > > > opened
> > > > > that you need to worry about (internal networks
are not such a
> problem
> > > but
> > > > > external...)
> > > >
> > > > I *like* it that way on internal networks...
> > > >
> > > > - Bob Comer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Geo."  wrote in message
> news:3e765c3f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > Backup software that uses an 'agent' is evil
stuff, just another
> port
> > > > opened
> > > > > that you need to worry about (internal networks
are not such a
> problem
> > > but
> > > > > external...)
> > > > >
> > > > > Geo.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Ellen K" 
wrote in message
> > > > > news:409022.71759a{at}harborwebs.com...
> > > > > > ServerGuy upgraded our Veritas over the
weekend from 8.6 to 9.0.
> He
> > > > told
> > > > > me
> > > > > > that he had to manually upgrade NT Agent on
each Windows server,
> the
> > > > > automatic
> > > > > > one doesn't work.  Also the upgrade on the
server erased his job
> > > > schedules
> > > > > and
> > > > > > he had to recreate them.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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