If you want to transfer files, rsync is great.. If you want to "use" files... go with samba.
- jim On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 10:39:52 +0100 Mike McKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > R. Busch wrote: > > I've had the problem of regularly getting data from a windoze box myself > > recently and tried a couple of options: > > The best thing to do is install cygwin on the windows box > (http://www.cygwin.com/). Make sure you install ssh and rsync and other > file transfer tools. If you install cygwin's sshd as a service on your > windows box, then you can pretty much treat it as a Linux box. > > When transferring a lot of files, particularly if you are doing regular > backups - I can't recommend rsync enough. It uses all sorts of magic to > maximize bandwidth and only copy differences between two sets of files. > It can resume transfers, limit bandwidth, use a secure ssh connection > for data transfer, etc, etc. > > My incantations generally look something like this: > rsync -e ssh -pPrv --bwlimit=15 Indonesia [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/pictures/ > > For instance I backup a couple of gigabytes of email a day between > Oxford and Reno - but with rsync it just takes a couple of minutes, as > they usually aren't that many differences. > > If you just want to script ftp connections check out ftp-upload or lftp. > Other options include using samba, winscp, or dare I say it - burning a CD. > > Peas > Mike > www.vdomck.org > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
