Since this thread has come back up I thought that I'd give an update. A few new factors:
1. The 'customer' turned out to be my corporate office. 2. They are not using OS X. They haven't upgraded yet. 3. The 16GB file is not a text file, it is a backup file. I do not share computer systems with my corporate offices. While I run a Windows/Linux system (that I am currently trying to parse Windows from) they run a very large Mac network. Since I moved here, and they have seen a few of the things Linux can do, they are trying to integrate some Linux into their environment. They want me to set up a dedicated Linux box (or M$ box) to use as a repository for their daily backup file, which runs out at about 16GB. The data is already compressed from the mac. They are willing to upgrade my internet service to the 3 Meg service from Wind Channel. Before I get 10,000 comments on how they should do things differently, please realize that I have no control or input over their systems. I'm just trying to figure out the best way to handle this on my end. I had originally thought that this was a text file from a customer until I started asking about specifics. Their comment to me was basically, "We want to use your place as a backup location. What all do we need to do to get that going." Given those facts, I'd be glad to hear ideas from anyone. Regards, Mark. On 6/20/05, Jim Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > no, the units given were bits and not bytes. i really meant what i > originally posted. > Jim Ray, President Neuse River Network, Inc. tel: 919-838-1672 x111 toll > free: 800-617-7652 cell: 919-606-1772 http://www.Neuse.Net Ask about our > Clean Technologies. Established in the Carolinas 1997. > > > Dan wrote: > Jim Ray wrote: > 16 Gb/1.5Mbps=transfer time not including TCP/IP overhead Jim Ray, > President Neuse River Network, Inc. > sorry for the late comment but I've been on vacation... you really > meant 16GB/1.5Mbps. In this case the case makes a big difference. <nothin' > but love> > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : > http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : > http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
