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From: Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSW DOT Invalid>
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:00:11 GMT in comp.os.msdos.djgpp, "MikeC"
<My_address AT end DOT of DOT post> wrote:

><Gordon DOT Schumacher AT seagate DOT com> wrote in message 
>news:OF729DCA1D DOT 55951EA7-ON87257360 DOT 006A997C-87257360 DOT 006B1643 AT seagate DOT com...
>> "MikeC" <My_address AT end DOT of DOT post> wrote on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:31:07 GMT:

>It would have been nice to find a faster option - 
>especially as I know that one exists (copy is faster), as now that the 
>program has crossed the first hurdle of downloading one file, it will go on 
>to spending three or four days downloading the entire directory with 
>subdirectories, and a few percentage points in speed would have made a 
>difference.  My program is effectively a backup program, so once it has 
>downloaded the data, a weekly backup of the Colorado server directory will 
>download only the files that are newer than the ones it already has, so it 
>will go much quicker.
>
>The 'first' file in question is approx 10 meg on a server at my company HQ 
>in Colorado.  I connect from England through VPN.

Try porting and testing rsync, as that was specifically designed and is
used to efficiently mirror directory structures over networks. 
Specifying the whole problem you are trying to solve, as well as the
specific difficulties you are experiencing, can often result in more
useful answers. 

-- 
Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Brian DOT Inglis AT CSi DOT com 	(Brian[dot]Inglis{at}SystematicSW[dot]ab[dot]ca)
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