Backup instructions

[rroberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Rick Roberts)]

To track down a problem on my server, the Tenon folks have advised me 
not to run Retrospect on it. I still need to backup, so naturally, I 
figure I'd login to Post.Office and visit the help pages for 
guidance. This is what I found:

Backup Instructions:

These instructions assume that you have installed Post.Office in the 
default locations which are /usr/local/post.office (program 
executables), /var/spool/post.office (the spooling directories), and 
/var/spool/mailbox (the pop/IMAP mailbox directory). If you selected 
other locations you will need to adjust the instructions accordingly. 
To determine the current locations of your Post.Office, Program, and 
Mailbox directories list the contents of the /etc/post.office.conf 
file.

   1. Log on as root.
   2. Shutdown Post.Office by typing:

/usr/local/post.office/post.office  shutdown

   3. Back up the following items making sure to maintain permissions 
and links:
          o /var/spool/post.office (the Post.Office account and 
configuration information)
          o /var/spool/mailbox (the mailbox information)
    o /etc/post.office.conf (your configuration file)

I'm a Mac guy. What does "Back up the following items making sure to 
maintain permissions and links" mean exactly? What's wrong with 
including the syntax?! Argh.

Rick Roberts
Atlanta, GA
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