Holger writes: > I like the idea of taking *any* identical file from the pool as reference > though. I don't know if it is possible (i.e. whether the remote rsync will > transfer one checksum covering the whole file before the local part needs to > commit to selecting one file), but it certainly would be a worthwhile speedup.
It's not currently possible. Rsync does have a --checksum option that causes it to compute and send the file digest as part of the initial file list. That could allow BackupPC to try to use a file which is a likely match. However, rsync's and BackupPC's digests are different, so getting the --checksum digest doesn't allow you to look up the file in the pool. It's possible BackupPCd could do something like this in the future. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
