Automatic Synchronisation of FTP directory

[Terry Allen]

>At 7:58 AM +1000 7/16/07, Terry Allen wrote:
>>>On 14-Jul-2007, at 15:42, Terry Allen wrote:
>>>>I'm not sure I understand how I could use rsync for such a 
>>>>purpose - I thought rsync required an rsync client & server - 
>>>>could you please elaborate on how we would use rsync for such an 
>>>>exercise using SMB.
>>>
>>>Rsync can go between any tow directories, be they rsync server, 
>>>ssh logins, smb mounts, nfs mounts, or even directories on the 
>>>same local volume.
>>>
>>>If you really really can't use rsync, you are going to be spending 
>>>a ton of time trying, and failing, to replicate rsync capabilities 
>>>for your ftp.
>>>
>>Hi again,
>>	Thanks for the info - as mentioned in an earlier email, I 
>>wasn't aware that rsync could be used for anything other than an 
>>rsync client/server relationship
>
>rsync syncs filesystems, be they remote or local. There is a concept 
>of a source and a target and the target can be another host. 
>Normally in that case ssh is used as the shell. It can also be used, 
>as you suggest, as a true client with an rsync server, but this is 
>just a special case of other operating modes.
>
>>  - I will investigate this possibility. Would it be possible to use 
>>rsync with an ftp server or is this asking too much.
>
>Yes, I believe I mentioned this. Since rsync syncs filesystems you 
>just need a FTP filesystem, like that provided by FUSE, etc.
Hi again,
	Thanks Dan - I am assuming, as this is a hardware based NAS 
with nothing other than SMB & standard FTP, that using rsync isn't 
going to work in that situation? If that last statement is true, then 
I am left either with the aforementioned lftp option & rsync for SMB 
- correct?
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	Bye for now, Terry Allen 
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