On Thu, Nov 22, 2001 at 10:47:44AM +0000, Ben Bell wrote: > On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 01:34:17PM +0100, Michael Bramer wrote: > > If we use rsync, the client generate 'a own diff'. This is the best way. > I've tried to search the archives but I'm not getting any useful matches. > Could you point me at a thread on this so that I can check up on how > people plan for this to work (particularly the apt-side stuff)? see thread 'Rsysnc on servers' and mails from Goswin (spezial from 11.11.01) > > The client fetch only a check sum file, search for parts with the a > > changed checksum and after this request this parts per HTTP request. > It will require that mirrors run special software. My solution will > require them to use more diskspace. I would guess more people would > swallow diskspace than a software upgrade but I don't know. no. this 'client-site' rsync don't need any software or spezial configuration on the servers. > Of course the rsync solution would be much neater in many ways, but > when is it likely to be ready? I'm hoping I can make a prototype of > this thing ready in the next couple of weeks. And no, that wasn't > a promise -- I may well see the light and give up tomorrow. ask goswin.... Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debsupport.de PGP: finger grisu@db.debian.org -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux XP ist NT mit "Extra Problems". --- Felix von Leitner in dasr
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