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From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
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Subject: Re: What would be the best way to copy lots of files from oneserver
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Etienne Ledoux wrote:
> I need to copy lots of directories/files from one server to another. Approx 
> 45Gb . These files are mailboxes stored in maildir format. What would be the 
> best/safest/quickest way to do this ?

Putting the disks onto one machine and copying locally is going to be a win 
considering the amount of data you have, but if you have to copy over the 
network, consider using something like rsync.

-Chuck