On Sun, 2005-08-21 at 18:50 -0400, David Sommers wrote: > Rsync is a tool used to synchronize or replicate files. In terms of > sending a single file from server to client upon request, a tool is > not > recommended but a protocol. Whether it be Secure FTP, BitTorrent, > SMB, > or the like.
This is largely semantics. A protocol without a tool is useless. In fact, the tool near always predates the protocol. The protocol is defined by the tool makers once it becomes popular. Use rsync. Whatever protocol it uses, which is actually some kind of incremental crypto fingerprinting, it runs fast as hell, uses minimum bandwidth, and is free software. Ruben ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members