Notice to all.
troels.rsync3.pl is an rsync-based free GPL program for efficiently
and quickly downloading Mandrake trees and iso images.
It has the following features over and above raw rsync to speed
things up considerably:
1. Local files that match the server file except for version number
and patch level are renamed to match the server name. This clever
trick makes rsync use its inbuilt patch-in-place facility instead of
doing a complete new download of that file.
2. A prebuilt rsync_exclude file is supplied. This contains the
file names to be excluded from the download. This is pre-setup to
exclude all RPMs supporting locales other than English (this alone
saves 528 MB on a Cooker download), and is up to date.
3. Broken servers are supported.
This program is now available for download and use from:
http://ains.net.au/~ronst/
Make sure you read the readme.html and make sure you register with
NetMind at the bottom of the readme page. This is the only way you
will receive notification of changes.
If you previously registered on the old web page, you will have to
re-register for this new web page.
It is immediately useable, but after a week or so (to give you time
to register or re-register), I will issue the first update.
Note: You must set up the troels.rsync3.pl script with the servers,
server directory structures, and local file directory structures you
will be using. How to do this is explained in the readme.html
file. Many standard templates are included in the 'main program'
section of this Perl script as templates for these options. As
supplied initially, ALL are commented out.
Enjoy!
--
Ron. [au]
Kindly note my new email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
