On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 10:14:28AM -0600, Franco Bagnoli wrote: > hello, I'm new to this list. > > here is my question: > > I would like to synchronize two computers (say the home one and the job > one) using zip drives or similar (cdroms, etc), since modem lines are > quite slow and expensive (in Italy). > > I though I could produce the "signature" of files on home computer, store > it on a zip, go to job, run rsync to copy the missing or > altered files on the disk (possibly in zipped form) and produce the new > signature file, and repeat it once at home. > > I think this could also be seen as a backup system (on cdrom or > similia). > > Is this feasible with rsync? Is there a better approach?
Rsync itself, no. You could probably build something using librsync (another project). -- ________________________________________________________________ J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remember Cernan and Schmitt -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html