On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 06:39:19PM +1000, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 09:09:39AM +0200, Michael Bramer wrote: > > > This isn't server friendly. > > > > no. sorry. I must say this: > > > > We can use rsync on the client site. > > -> get a rsync-checksum file (use a fix block size) > > -> make the check on the client site and > > -> download the file partly per ftp/http > > -> make the new file with the old and downloaded parts > > > > With this the server need only extra rsync-checksum files. > > I beleive this method is patented by somebody, which is why it's not in > use/supported. > > Other than that, it's very nice idea. I beleive there may be some > semi-implementations around somewhere. The concept is no different from > normal rsync. has someone a pointer? This is rsync, only the server is the client und the client work as server... Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debsupport.de PGP: finger grisu@db.debian.org -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux "Da haben wir es, emacs ist eine Religon, kein Editor. Ich bin nicht bereit einer Goetze meinen Spreicher zu opfern." -- Werner Olschewski
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