On Windows scp is a nuisance. He mentions using it on his Linux setup, but
on his friend's Windows box one first as to install Putty (which,  IIRC,
hasn't even been updated in 8+ years). The advice "like a multimedia file"
is good, though.

(sent from a mobile device - please excuse brevity, typos, and top-posting)
----- stephan beal
http://wanderinghorse.net
On Feb 10, 2015 12:47 AM, "Richard Hipp" <d...@sqlite.org> wrote:

> On 2/9/15, Stephan Beal <step...@wanderinghorse.net> wrote:
> > Hiho,
> >
> > This "just crossed my desk[top]" and i thought one or two of you might
> find
> > it to be an interesting idea.
> >
> > @Richard: this is from the Holger we talked to at the TCL conference last
> > summer.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Stephan Beal <step...@wanderinghorse.net>
> > Date: Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 12:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: Another question about Fossil
> > To: Holger Jakobs <snipped-by-stephan>
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 11:54 PM, Holger Jakobs wrote:
> >
> >>  Hi Stephan,
> >>
> >> Can you answer another question about Fossil?
> >>
> >
> > Of course!
> >
> >
> >> A friend of mine wants to use it on Windows. On Linux I always create a
> >> new repository, then scp it to my server and then sync it with the local
> >> one. On Windows scp always needs installation of PuTTY and so on - a
> >> hassle.
> >>
> >> Is there way of cloning the local repository to a remote server using
> >> ssh?
> >> When syncing works, why shouldn't cloning as well?
> >>
>
> "scp" is too hard?  Seriously?  Well then, use FTP.  Or email it.  Use
> dropbox. Or put it on a USB stick and walk it over (sneaker-net).
>
> If there was a JPG or MP4 on the local machine and your correspondent
> wanted to put it on the remote, how would he do that?  Tell him to
> just treat the Fossil repository the same as he would the JPG/MP4.
> It's just a file.
>
> --
> D. Richard Hipp
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