Subject: Re: large file replication
To: Lubomir Kundrak <lkundrak@redhat.com>
From: Joseph A. Dacuma <jadacuma@ched.gov.ph>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/12/2006 23:18:52
> The wget tool (net/wget package) is able to resume broken downloads, so
> you might want to use it with any protocol it supports, for example HTTP
> or FTP, with SSL/TLS support in case encryption is needed.
>
> Regards,
> Lubo
>
> On Å t, 2006-10-12 at 10:14 -0400, Michael Gorsuch wrote:
>> I'm currently replicating multi-gig files across our WAN via scp and am
>> in need of another tool.
>>
>> When the WAN flaps, the file transfer fails and has to start over from
>> the beginning of the file..  This wouldn't be so bad if I just had one
>> large file, but I have 50.  If one fails, then I'm just that much
>> further from completing my goal.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a tool that would allow me to transmit the files
>> across the WAN, and pick back off where I left off after a WAN flap?  If
>> I've transmitted 9 gigs of a 10 gig file, I do not want to have to
>> resend the original 9.
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Michael
> --
> Lubomir Kundrak (Red Hat Security Response Team)
>
>
>


Hello Mr. Kundrak!

I believe he wants to replicate files not download, so i could be two way.
So running rsync over stunnel will somewhat mimick the scp procedure.

HTH,

Joseph