On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 10:58:24AM +0200, Michael Bramer wrote: > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 06:39:19PM +1000, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote: > > 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...
Unfortunatly no. I just remember it as a passing comment while talking with Andrew Tridgell (creator of rsync). A google search turns up oblique references at: http://rproxy.samba.org/doc/notes/server-generated-signatures.txt http://www.sharemation.com/~milele/public/rsync-specification.htm (near bottom) http://pserver.samba.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/rproxy/doc/calu_paper/calu_paper.tex?annotate=1.1 http://olstrans.sourceforge.net/release/OLS2000-rsync/OLS2000-rsync.html Someone on debianplanet suggests it may be a rumour. I don't know, I can't find any precise patent numbers. HTH, -- Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org> http://svana.org/kleptog/ > Ignorance continues to thrive when intelligent people choose to do > nothing. Speaking out against censorship and ignorance is the imperative > of all intelligent people. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]