It is really hard to corrupt a zip file. There are no risks involved. And If you create a zip, you don't have to delete what is in your home directory anyway...Or so I believe. Your welcome to correct me, go on, do it! Thanks, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" <klewellen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 6:18 PM Subject: Re: Linux and data storage? > *we* agreed on no such thing. > I have no intention of risking a zip of any of these files, nor do i want > to have to create alist. > I want a direct uninterrupted transfer of the entire contents of my home > directory here minus the shellworld programs themselves to a directory so > created on the ftp area of my site to so store them as a backup. > no one said anything about ziping anything. > Tar was s mentioned before you came in this morning yes. > > > On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Janina Sajka wrote: > >> I don't know how sftp would be better? >> >> 1.) You can specify a file mask to transfer multiple files with scp. >> >> 2.) You can specify multiple source files with scp, and do so in one >> command where sftp would require you to do one at a time if you didn't >> use a file mask. >> >> And, didn't we agree that the better strategy would be to tar and either >> bun or gun zip the archive first? >> >> Luke Davis writes: >>> On Mon, 27 Sep 2004, Luke Yelavich wrote: >>> >>>> The tools I am thinking of, are the SSH suite of tools, particularly >>>> one >>>> command being scp. This command allows you to copy data securely over a >>>> network connection, by means of encryption. >>> >>> sftp, might be a better option, for several files. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> >> Janina Sajka, Chair >> Accessibility Workgroup >> Free Standards Group (FSG) >> >> janina at freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
