Backing up live Microsoft User Data OK?

Hello All,
I am planning on integrating Home folders and syncing everyone's Documents directory say ever couple hours or so. Is it safe to synchronize the Microsoft User Data directory when the user is using Entourage? Has anyone had any issues with this or seen Entourage databases going corrupt from this?
Thank you very much!

Say the launchd job runs at 8pm every night that is if the computer is not already shutdown or asleep? Then the client will never get a backup. Also how would the client know not to start Entourage in the middle of a backup on mobile machines if they are working late from home..etc.? I could have an xcode window show progress, however, most clients would ignore reading this and probably just launch Entourage anyway, especially if they have hidden the progress window.
IMHO...I think it would be better for them to manage their own Entourage backups, this way it is on them, and as it stands right now we are not currently backing them up, so anything would be better at this point.

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What exactly is that data?
AFAIK, it contains the registration data for your copy of MS components. You'll get a better answer at the MS newsgroups: http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups
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First, you need to understand that it's highly unlikely the recovered data will be intact. The longer it's been since you deleted it and the more you've used the computer during that time, the less likely it is that you'll be able to recover 100% of the data.
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/Home/Library/Application Support/iCal (copy the whole folder)
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/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
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/Home /Library/iTunes (copy the whole folder)
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