[Gllug] scp / sftp comparison

Jim Cheetham jim.gllug at gonzul.net
Wed Mar 20 15:33:05 UTC 2002


On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 03:23:30PM -0000, Paul Brazier wrote:
> I've been looking into rsync over ssh for doing backup transfers over
> the net. Seems very good for data that doesn't change much. I'm still
> not totally clear whether I need a rsyncd running for this or if this is
> only required for a "public" rsync service (e.g. for website mirrors)
> but I'll invesigate further tonight.

No demon needed - but try looking a Unison, which is a cross-platform
synchroniser that uses rsync over ssh for you ...
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

-jim

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