At 03 May 2008 12:52:33 GMT goran@lycos.com (Goran Ivanic) wrote:

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> Assuem I want to transfer large amounts of stuff from one server to another (through Internet).
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> Which method should I prefer:
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> ftp or rsync ?
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> What are the Pros and Cons?
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> Which is faster?
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> Which is more stable?

Ftp is not secure. I would not use it to transfer large amounts of stuff
from one server to another, unless what you are doing is something like
mirroring a ftp site. If you are planing to provide a mirror to a ftp
site, you should talk to the sysadmin of the site you are mirroring.
They probably have a rsync server in place for this purpose.

Otherwise...

Using rsync over ssh (rsunc -e ssh ...) or using tar over ssh (tar czvf -
-C sourcedir files | ssh othermachine tar xzvf - -C destdir) are both
good options. I'd use the tar/ssh route if this is a new / first time
transfer. Using rsync is better if it is an update (some random subset
of files need to be transfered).

>
> Goran
>

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