On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 12:49:36 -0400
Hardy Merrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   rsync -avv [EMAIL PROTECTED]::test-secret/one_secret
>   /tmp/rsync_test_secret

Yes, that's better.

> Although 'man rsync' does "technically" describe this
> in the CONNECTING TO AN RSYNC SERVER OVER A REMOTE SHELL
> PROGRAM section with this command:
> 
>   rsync -av --rsh="ssh -l ssh-user" [EMAIL PROTECTED]::module[/path]
>         local-path

But that's not what you're doing here.  You're just connecting to an
rsync server over TCP.

> IMHO, it would enhance user understanding to provide a
> concrete EXAMPLE of this.  Also, it would help in
> 'man rsyncd.conf' not only to see an example of an
> rsyncd.conf file, but also to see examples of the
> different transfers that could be done with that
> rsyncd.conf file.  I'm not criticizing - just mearly
> noticing an area that given some attention, could
> increase user understanding and decrease support.

Could you please draft a couple of paragraphs to add to the manual
that you think would improve it?  If you post them here I will check
them and commit them.

Thanks,
-- 
Martin 

GNU does not eliminate all the world's problems, only some of them.
                -- The GNU Manifesto
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