Re: [Bobs-devel] some doubts

[Joe Z. <jz...@co...>]

Rodrigo VB wrote:

>I am new on bobs, and I had a couple of doubts of using it:
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>1) Why bobs can't use the reverse process of rsync to restore data from?
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The rsync backup is a fairly new addition. We plan to add the rsync 
restore but just haven't done it yet.

>2) Why doesn't it use compressing? Some other programs have to compress the files
>on client-side, to simplify transmission...
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Good question. I suppose it should. I'll look into it.

>3) Which linux distribution is recommended? In red hat 9 I had different problems
>than using fedora.
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What problems? I'm using it on redhat 9 and Fedora core 1. If you're 
having a problem with the database, there's a fix for it in the cvs.

>I am just trying to understand bobs working process ....thanks!!!
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>Rodrigo
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You have some good questions. Thanks for the feedback.

Cheers,
Joe Zacky