On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 17:16, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: > > Note that ssh also has a config file where you can specify > > CompressionLevel from 1 to 9 (default is 6). See man ssh_config. > > You could also enable compression there if you want it for every > > host. > > thanks for the hint. I knew that option existed, but I never looked into it. > The only time I do compression with ssh, is for remote X displays, where it > improves responsiveness notably. Otherwise I tend to do it at a lower layer.
It's off topic for this list, but the same people who do backups probably also do a lot of remote admin work... A nice alternative for remote X is 'freenx' on a server and the free NX client that you can download from http://www.nomachine.com. -- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/