In comp.os.linux.networking Unruh <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca>:
> Dave <foo@coo.com> writes:

>>Goran Ivanic wrote:
>>> Assuem I want to transfer large amounts of stuff from one server to another (through Internet).

>>> Which method should I prefer:

>>> ftp or rsync ?
[..]

>>My guess is ftp will be faster. It just moves the files, and does not
>>care whether they exist on the other end or not.

> On large files that is a trivial overhead. rsync can also checks if the
> files transfered are the same or not. ftp does not
> From man rsync
> Note that rsync always verifies that each transferred file was
> correctly reconstructed on the receiving side by checking its
> whole-file checksum,...

I'd also take a look into 'unison', it is faster the rsync in
certain situation and its GUI might make things easier for
beginners, though you really want to use it from the shell to
take most advantages.

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