Posted by mantrid on 08/07/06 23:58

Sorry posted to wrong group



"mantrid" <ian.dandav@virgin.net> wrote in message
news:osQBg.132270$sz1.33622@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> My web hosting company has lost my data due to the mysql software failing,
> it only affected those people using innoDB engine. I asked them why they
> didnt restore from a back up. They said
>
> "there is not an effective way of backing up mysql without either
suspending
> the service or causing latency problems connecting the database"
>
> are they bull s*****g me or are they correct?
>
> I think they have been totally unprofessional in my opinion, and have
caused
> me weeks of work and lost all my user details and the data they keep on my
> database.
>
> Their terms of condition has the usual get out clause, does this mean that
> legally there is nothing I can do?
>
>

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