Tim Starling wrote:
It's probably better to use rsync, that's what
we usually use for image
backups. It's quite robust, and efficient if used properly. The only
trouble with it is the server load -- it would quickly overload the
backend if we made it available for public use. Maybe we could set up an
rsyncd instance limited by client IP.
Note that rsync takes too long to build the file list for the full set
of files; you have to break it up by smaller directories to get a
reliable transfer.
-- brion vibber (brion @
wikimedia.org)