Hi, Evren Yurtesen wrote on 30.03.2007 at 01:05:48 [Re: [BackupPC-users] very slow backup speed]: > Right away when you enable 'tar' backuppc would be misconfigured by your > definition, should tar support be removed? Tar can not check checksums > anyway (plus has other flaws where it can miss newer/changed files) > [...] > There has been a misunderstanding here. I was only talking about backuppc > comparing checksums for deciding if the file should be backed up or not and > it is not impossible to disable this, it is disabled when you use tar for > example.
yep, there have been several misunderstandings here. Most of us have noticed, I believe. 1.) Rsync checksums are not a feature of BackupPC. They are a feature of the rsync protocol. 2.) Tar full backups do *not* miss files. And with that, my troll-sitting quota is used up. See you. Regards, Holger ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/