On Fri, 2007-12-28 at 00:15 -0500, Eric S. Johansson wrote: > it is possible, I've seen it done, but I can't find the library/tool anymore.
I'm curious: what was the nature of this tool (if you remember)? A modified version of rsync? A dispersed storage service with an rsync daemon interface? A virtual filesystem? Did delta transfers work properly? > again with a pre and post processing capability, we could add that > functionality > in without modding the baseline It's not clear to me what kind of pre- or postprocessing capability you are thinking of that would make dispersed storage with rsync practical. A per-file approach with --source-filter and --dest-filter would have the same disadvantages as per-file encryption, and by the time you arrange for the retrieval filter to combine multiple files, I don't see what you gain by having rsync in the picture. Using rsync with a virtual filesystem that implements the dispersed storage is more natural. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
