On Fri, Jan 02, 2004 at 10:52:01AM -0600, Max Kipness wrote: > By adding the --size-only option, this behavior has changed and only > changes in file size are being transferred. Is there any negative > effect to using this option?
If there can be a change in a file but the file stays the same size, it will not get transferred. So, it depends on the type of updating that you are doing if the --size-only option is viable, or if the risk of unsent changes is too big. For mail spools, there can be updates done that would result in the file size remaining unchanged, but that would be fairly rare and would often resolve itself the next time that email arrives. Whether you consider this risk worth the slight optimization is up to you. ..wayne.. -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
