[4601] in comp.os.os2.announce archive
FREEWARE: rsync 2.2.1 - rcp replacement with many more features
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (siebert@SteffenSiebert.de)
Tue Mar 16 03:57:54 1999
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.mit.edu
Date: 15 Mar 1999 11:39:18 +0100
From: siebert@SteffenSiebert.de
rsync is a replacement for rcp that has many more features.
rsync uses the "rsync algorithm" which provides a very fast method for
bringing remote files into sync. It does this by sending just the
differences in the files across the link, without requiring that both
sets of files are present at one of the ends of the link
beforehand. At first glance this may seem impossible because the
calculation of diffs between two files normally requires local access
to both files.
The OS/2 Port of version 2.2.1 is available now from the web site at:
http://www.SteffenSiebert.de/ports/rsync.html
The current port has several limitations:
1.You can receive files only on devices which support long
filenames.
2.The rsync port does not work in daemon mode. Thus the
--daemon option is not available.
3.The server mode seems to have bugs. I'm not sure whether
these bugs can be fixed in rsync since the problem might
be the OS/2 rshd.
There is a mailing list for the discussion of rsync and its
applications. It is open to anyone to join. I will announce
new versions on this list.
To join the mailing list send mail to listproc@samba.org
with no subject and a body of "subscribe rsync Your Name".
To send mail to everyone on the list send it to rsync@samba.org.
The original Unix source is available from the web site at:
http://rsync.samba.org/
Please send questions regarding the OS/2 port to <ports@SteffenSiebert.de>
For other questions please use the mailing list at <rsync@samba.org>
--
Steffen Siebert <siebert@SteffenSiebert.de>
