[IRCServices] Panic / Segmentation fault?

ben at desync.com ben at desync.com
Wed Jan 17 19:18:42 PST 2001


Being able to export the DBs like this would make it easy to write scripts that look up user info from a website or generate stats or whatever.  I think that'd be pretty cool.

-ben

The Inside3D Network

On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 09:06:32PM -0500, Bryan Clark wrote:
> David Blanchard wrote:
> 
> > Here's an idea... Make a way to export the *.db to a ascii text file, and a
> > way to import it in the event of database corruption.  Rebuilding the text
> > file would be much easier on the admin.  Think of the way, for example, a
> > program like AutoCad handles the source, and compiled versions of its menu
> > files.  This, coupled with the habit of regular backups, could really help
> > out a lot.  I could go on and on with why this a good idea, but for now I'll
> > just let ya dwell on it :)
> 
> That would probably be a Bad Thing (tm) if you don't use encrypted passwords,
> though. I just run backups every eight hours -- something which has already
> gotten me out of trouble once already ...... ;)