[nlug] Re: Online backups

2008-11-19 Thread Richard Thomas
Don Delp wrote: Google suggests that rsync is the way to go over slow connections. My hope is that the client doesn't need to closely examine files on the server to know what needs to be updated. The client doesn't examine the files, checksums are generated at both ends and compared.

[nlug] Re: You just have to love math...

2008-11-19 Thread Jason Orendorff
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Jack Coats [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should have seen it run a big balanced sort using the tape rives! Those algorithms live on in Knuth. He claims they're still relevant, something about memory access locality. I suspect that's pretty much nonsense, but

[nlug] contract job opportunity

2008-11-19 Thread smcoll
My employer is looking for a webserver admin for contracted work, with some potential for some good-sized jobs down the road. If you are experienced with configuring Apache servers, email me off-list. Knowledge of mac servers, Python, PHP, and IT/networking are plusses.