From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from host-84-9-91-85.bulldogdsl.com ([84.9.91.85] helo=AndreLouis.COM) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CCNga-0006Ad-00 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:30:53 -0400 Received: from Spooler by AndreLouis.COM (Mercury/32 v4.01a) ID MO000036; 28 Sep 2004 20:30:52 +0100 Received: from spooler by AndreLouis.COM (Mercury/32 v4.01a); 28 Sep 2004 20:30:40 +0100 Received: from nickysp4 (24.47.24.76) by AndreLouis.COM (Mercury/32 v4.01a) ID MG000034; 28 Sep 2004 20:30:38 +0100 Message-ID: <000001c4a591$a25f1dc0$cc00a8c0@nickysp4> From: "nick G" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20040920191737.GA6381@lnx3.holmesgrown.com><20040927010230.GA5154@luke-laptop.yelavich.home><20040927204002.GZ7958@rednote.net> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:19:50 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: Re: Linux and data storage? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:30:53 -0000 It is really hard to corrupt a zip file. There are no risks involved. And If you create a zip, you don't have to delete what is in your home directory anyway...Or so I believe. Your welcome to correct me, go on, do it! Thanks, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: Re: Linux and data storage? > *we* agreed on no such thing. > I have no intention of risking a zip of any of these files, nor do i want > to have to create alist. > I want a direct uninterrupted transfer of the entire contents of my home > directory here minus the shellworld programs themselves to a directory so > created on the ftp area of my site to so store them as a backup. > no one said anything about ziping anything. > Tar was s mentioned before you came in this morning yes. > > > On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: > >> I don't know how sftp would be better? >> >> 1.) You can specify a file mask to transfer multiple files with scp. >> >> 2.) You can specify multiple source files with scp, and do so in one >> command where sftp would require you to do one at a time if you didn't >> use a file mask. >> >> And, didn't we agree that the better strategy would be to tar and either >> bun or gun zip the archive first? >> >> Luke Davis writes: >>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Luke Yelavich wrote: >>> >>>> The tools I am thinking of, are the SSH suite of tools, particularly >>>> one >>>> command being scp. This command allows you to copy data securely over a >>>> network connection, by means of encryption. >>> >>> sftp, might be a better option, for several files. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka, Chair >> Accessibility Workgroup >> Free Standards Group (FSG) >> >> janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >