Re: superlifter design notes and rZync feedback

2002-07-18 Thread Martin Pool
On 18 Jul 2002, Wayne Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (definitely NOT rzync). Great. (Excuse my overreaction :-) > Re: rzync's variable-length fields: Note that my code allows more > variation than just 2 or 4 bytes -- e.g., I size the 8-byte file-size > value to only as many bytes as ne

Re: strip setuid/setgid bits on backup (was Re: small security-related rsync extension)

2002-07-18 Thread Martin Pool
On 16 Jul 2002, Dan Stromberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If by sillyrename, you mean busy text files are renamed to .nfs*, "sillyrename" is in fact the technical term for this. I am not making it up. I'm pretty sure Callaghan's book calls it that, Sun people call it that, and it is the term

Re: superlifter design notes and rZync feedback

2002-07-18 Thread Ben Escoto
> "WD" == Wayne Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote the following on Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:19:40 -0700 (PDT) WD> Re: rzync's name cache. I've revamped it to be a very WD> dependable design that no longer depends on lock-step WD> synchronization in the expiration of old items (just in

Re: rsync anti-FUD

2002-07-18 Thread Martin Pool
On 18 Jul 2002, Paul Nendick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm working on a commercial project that would benefit immensely from > the use of rsync. However, I cannot convince management that rsync is a > worthy tool due to the rote "it's shareware, it's not supported" FUD. > > Are there any do

Re: rsync anti-FUD

2002-07-18 Thread M. Drew Streib
On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 06:46:52PM -0400, Stephane Paltani wrote: > I can propose a billion-dollar NASA project called Chandra as a > testimonial (OK, most of the money does not go into the archive!). If you want simple examples of users, try a few names they might recognize: IBM (probably even

rsync: error writing NNNN unbuffered bytes - exiting:Connectionreset by peer -> NIC driver problem!

2002-07-18 Thread Bill Geddes
I was seeing rsync errors which caused my system installations to fail repeatedly and absolutely. See the error I reported to this mailing list back in June in the Forwarded Message below. When I replaced my NIC cards (realtec chip, 8139too driver) with Linksys cards (and Dec Tulip driver for li

Re: rsync anti-FUD

2002-07-18 Thread Stephane Paltani
Hello, Paul Nendick wrote: > > I'm working on a commercial project that would benefit immensely from > the use of rsync. However, I cannot convince management that rsync is a > worthy tool due to the rote "it's shareware, it's not supported" FUD. > > Are there any documented, corportate users

Re: rsync anti-FUD

2002-07-18 Thread Paul Nendick
jw schultz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > Ask them about the last time they called customer support. > Then point out the number of developers they have or can > hire who could "fix" rsync using the source code IF it ever > "breaks". I've tried logic and reason. Both were defeated by their COBOL /

Re: superlifter design notes and rZync feedback

2002-07-18 Thread jw schultz
On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 10:19:40AM -0700, Wayne Davison wrote: > Martin Pool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've put a cleaned-up version of my design notes up here > > http://samba.org/~mbp/superlifter/design-notes.html > > I'll start with some feedback on your rzync comments: > > Re: rzync

rsync anti-FUD

2002-07-18 Thread Paul Nendick
I'm working on a commercial project that would benefit immensely from the use of rsync. However, I cannot convince management that rsync is a worthy tool due to the rote "it's shareware, it's not supported" FUD. Are there any documented, corportate users of rsync? Testimonials? In short, how

Re: superlifter design notes and rZync feedback

2002-07-18 Thread Wayne Davison
Martin Pool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've put a cleaned-up version of my design notes up here > http://samba.org/~mbp/superlifter/design-notes.html I'll start with some feedback on your rzync comments: Re: rzync's name: I currently consider the rZync to be a test app to allow me (and an