Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:44:58 -0800 (PST) From: Elfyn McBratney To: Stephen Meratla , cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: 2 GB file limit when using "rcp" to a PC running cygwin RSHD Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Originating-Ip: [195.92.67.74] Message-Id: <20030108004459.B9AC03CAE@sitemail.everyone.net> Cygwin cannot handle files that are 2GB or over in size. Thise question (about large files) has come up in the mailing list a few times in the last couple of months so it's always a good idea to search the archives and check the FAQ before posting as your question in case it may have, and in this case has, already been answered. Elfyn elfyn@exposure.org.uk --- Stephen Meratla wrote: >I am unable to transfer files via rcp larger than 2 GB >from an IRIX host to a NT PC running Cygwin RSHD. The >transfer immediately fails with a "lost connection" >error message. There is no problem transferring files >smaller than 2 GB. I am able to FTP file to the PC so >the file size limit seems to be specific to rcp. Does >anyone know a work around to this problem? I am using >Cygwin version 1.3.18.1. Thanks. > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com > >-- >Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html >Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html >FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ _____________________________________________________________ www.smokeJet.com - Free UK Internet Services _____________________________________________________________ Select your own custom email address for FREE! Get you@yourchoice.com w/No Ads, 6MB, POP & more! http://www.everyone.net/selectmail?campaign=tag -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/