On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 02:30:56PM +0200, Boniforti Flavio wrote:
> [cut]
> 
> > You need regular full backups as a means to *cut down* the 
> > traffic. Search the archives for countless explanations of 
> > why this is so. There's also an incorrect explanation in the 
> > Wiki which I'll correct once I get around to it.
> 
> So you are telling me that *in fact* there is just ONE full backup being
> done (the very first time), right?
> Well, what about the "full backups" being made every "$Conf{FullPeriod}
> = 6.97;"? What is being rsynced in that case?
> 
The terms "full" and "incremental" lose their meaning a little bit when using 
rsync or rsyncd.  A "full" when using any other method does mean that it
re-transfers every file.  For rsync and rsyncd, though, it does not mean that.

-Rob

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