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From: Michael Hallgren <hallgren@viking.easynet.fr>
To: Randy Katz <randyk@ccsales.com>
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Subject: Re: MIRROR MACHINE - HOW
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I suggest you use "rdist", perhaps under "ssh".

Cheers

Michael

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On Thu, 9 Oct 1997, Randy Katz wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I want to have machine1.mydomain.com back-up to machine2.mydomain.com. I 
> want machine2.mydomain.com to receive the updates 2-4 times per day. The 
> directories to sync up would be /usr/* and some user directories.
> 
> What are the best ways of doing this? I've already used nfs mounting from 
> cron and then a script which does the back (actually the script does the 
> mounting and the backup) but it seems terribly slow for 10Base-T.
> 
> ...any suggestions welcomed.
> 
> Thanx in advance,
> 
> Randy Katz
>