Re: [BackupPC-devel] Symbolic instead of hard links?

2008-03-03 Thread Joe Krahn
might want to give the idea a try if they are working where a Windows storage system is already in place, or Windows is mandated by misguided administrators. Joe Joe Krahn wrote: > Has anyone considered using symlinks to manage the pool files instead of > hard links? It would be less effici

[BackupPC-devel] Symbolic instead of hard links?

2008-02-19 Thread Joe Krahn
data usage is worth it for some users. It should be fairly easy to implement, other than managing deletion of unused pool files. Joe Krahn - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual

Re: [BackupPC-devel] [PATCH] Config variable subsitutions for RsyncArgs

2008-02-19 Thread Joe Krahn
Raman Gupta wrote: > Joe Krahn wrote: >>> From: Raman Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 2008-02-12 03:06 >>> >>> Attachments: rsync_varsub.patch I patched Rsync.pm to do variable >>> substitution for RsyncArgs. My use case for this is including an >

[BackupPC-devel] Rsync daemon over a shell connection

2008-02-15 Thread Joe Krahn
Of course, a proper implementation also means updating File::RsyncP on CPAN. I think it is a simple but useful addition. Joe Krahn RsyncPExt.pm Description: Perl program - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft

Re: [BackupPC-devel] [PATCH] Config variable subsitutions for RsyncArgs

2008-02-15 Thread Joe Krahn
h an enable/disable config flag. Joe Krahn > From: Raman Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 2008-02-12 03:06 > > Attachments: rsync_varsub.patch > I patched Rsync.pm to do variable substitution for RsyncArgs. My use > case for this is including an --exclude-from parameter with

Re: [BackupPC-devel] RFC: Splitting RsyncArgs into two components

2008-02-15 Thread Joe Krahn
have a set of check-box options for most settings, along with the include/exclude lists, and use the current option list for "extra arguments" with a warning that any user-defined options must be RsyncP compatible. Joe Krahn > From: Raman Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - 2008-