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Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP?

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From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP?
Date	28 Jan 2014 15:29:01 GMT
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On 2014-01-28, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <bko4mrF4mn5U1@mid.individual.net>,
>  Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone here using a Mac remote backup solution that supports SFTP
>> transfers? (I'm considering ChronoSync, but don't see SFTP specifically
>> mentioned on their web site.)
>
> how well does sftp detect changed files?  Looking the sftp manpage, it 
> doesn't mention any way to send a file if it's changed, just get and 
> put.  That's fine if your "backups" are just remote copies rather than 
> sending files if they've changed.

That's basically all I want: a copy. But I ant to be able to use a
remote host that only offers me SFTP access. I'll probably end up
rolling my own.

> rsync or rdist on older systems is the usual backup tool. if all you 
> want to do is push copies of files regardless of their changed status, 
> then sftp scripts are probably a better, cost-free solution.

Exactly.

Thanks for the deets.

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Remote backup software supporting SFTP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-27 22:25 +0000
  Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-28 17:31 +1300
    Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-28 15:26 +0000
      Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-28 16:49 +0000
        Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-28 17:08 +0000
  Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-27 22:15 -0800
    Re: Remote backup software supporting SFTP? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-28 15:29 +0000

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