From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CC3pL-0002PA-00 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:18:35 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (klewellen@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i8RMIYEo012617 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:18:34 GMT (envelope-from klewellen@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (klewellen@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id i8RMIYjZ012614 for ; Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:18:34 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: klewellen owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:18:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <20040927204002.GZ7958@rednote.net> Message-ID: References: <20040920191737.GA6381@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> <20040927010230.GA5154@luke-laptop.yelavich.home> <20040927204002.GZ7958@rednote.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:18:35 -0000 *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 >