Justin, A valid use case!! Can you file this request in Bugzilla (https://bugzilla.novell.com/) It would be easier to track and target features.
Bugzilla details : Classification iFolder Product iFolder Denali Severity Enhancement Please post the Bug# here, Interested others could follow it. Regards Johnny On Thu, 2006-11-23 at 07:29 +1100, Justin Freeman wrote: > Is it possible to re-sync a local iFolder file collection which also exists > on the iFolder server by copying the files locally without having to transfer > all the data over the network? If not, is it possible to add this as a future > feature? It would be incredibly useful to end users. > > Use case: > A user in a remote office has a slow Internet connection and wants to setup > iFolder on a new computer. They have a DVD copy of the iFolder file > collection (4GB). > It makes sense for them to be able to use the DVD to create the iFolder > collection without have to transfer 4GB of data across the network. Verify > the files using MD5 checksums or similiar method. > Ideally, the user would be able to install the iFolder client on the new > computer and then copy the 4GB of files and request that iFolder verify or > re-sync the iFolder file contents. Without the need to transfer the entire > 4GB of data having across the network. > > Thanks for listening > Justin > _______________________________________________ > ifolder-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://forge.novell.com/mailman/listinfo/ifolder-dev _______________________________________________ ifolder-dev mailing list [email protected] http://forge.novell.com/mailman/listinfo/ifolder-dev
