| From: | Daniel Robbins |
| Date: | 2 Aug 2000 at 04:23:04 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Aminet (rsync?) |
On Tue, Aug 01, 2000 at 08:56:52PM -0400, Ray A. Akey wrote:
> I would much rather set up a FTP/WWW interface like aminet, but better, then
> let 3rd parties mirror THAT instead of vice-versa. I already have thought
> quite a bit about these plans which is where my implementation of our CVS
> snapshots "interface" was borne. That simple PHP interface is destined for
> greatness and this is the purpose for which it may become handy. :)
>
> Thoughts?
For mirroring, I highly recommend the rsync program, available from
http://rsync.samba.org. It saves bandwidth (only transfers changed
parts of modified files) and it's much easier to set up anonymous
access.