> I wasn't aware that it had this. Was it there at the time of the > original discussion (Oct 2002)? The people involved in the discussion > then didn't seem to know this.
I wasn't aware of it in Oct 2002 during that discussion. I saw it in the code a month or two after that. I haven't checked the history, but it is definitely there in 2.5.5. > However, it's not really adequate. A 16K block size only really works > for files up to about 500M. Still... that's a lot better than I thought > it was at the time. Agreed. Checksum length matters a lot more than block size, as you pointed out in your earlier analysis. Craig -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
