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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:23:07 -0500
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Subject: Re: About backups
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On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM Christophe Pettus <xof@thebuild.com=
> wrote:

>
>
> > On Jan 26, 2026, at 10:37, felix.quintgz@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > I can't change my expectations. It's either you do it or I won't certif=
y
> you, and you won't be able to use the application.
> > That's how a certification body works, and there's nothing I can do
> about it.
>
> Can you articulate the specific requirement?  I assume it's not "the
> database can be backed up completely by issuing an SQL command."


But it is!  That's exactly how you -- and IIRC *the only* way to -- backup
SQL Server databases (typically from Agent, which is like pg_cron but much
more featureful, and completely integrated into SSMS and SQL Server).
Every CLI or GUI method of doing a backup calls BACKUP DATABASE and/or
BACKUP LOG behind the scenes.

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Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
<Redacted> lobster!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM C=
hristophe Pettus &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:xof@thebuild.com">xof@thebuild.com</=
a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1p=
x solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
<br>
&gt; On Jan 26, 2026, at 10:37, <a href=3D"mailto:felix.quintgz@yahoo.com" =
target=3D"_blank">felix.quintgz@yahoo.com</a> wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I can&#39;t change my expectations. It&#39;s either you do it or I won=
&#39;t certify you, and you won&#39;t be able to use the application.<br>
&gt; That&#39;s how a certification body works, and there&#39;s nothing I c=
an do about it.<br>
<br>
Can you articulate the specific requirement?=C2=A0 I assume it&#39;s not &q=
uot;the database can be backed up completely by issuing an SQL command.&quo=
t;=C2=A0 </blockquote><div><br></div><div>But it is!=C2=A0 That&#39;s exact=
ly how you -- and IIRC <b>the only</b> way to=C2=A0-- backup SQL Server dat=
abases (typically from Agent, which is like pg_cron but much more featurefu=
l,=C2=A0and completely integrated into SSMS and SQL Server).=C2=A0 Every CL=
I or GUI method of doing a backup calls BACKUP DATABASE and/or BACKUP LOG b=
ehind the scenes.</div><div><br></div></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_=
prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and butter sauce.<div>Don&#39;t boil me=
, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt;Redacted&gt; lobster!</div></div></=
div></div></div></div>

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