[Discuss] large log file transfer

[Bill Ricker]

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Mike Small <smallm at panix.com> wrote:

>   I'm not seeing the value for network transfers
> unless a continue/resume feature or rsync is not available
>

​If the only way from the afflicted system to the workstation where the
logfile can be conveniently analyzed is e.g. email with antiquated 5MB
attachment ​restriction ...
then ​split, (compress, ​mail)* makes sense.

Regarding employer trouble cmts up-thread, posting with his own name to a
publicly archived list suggests ​he's moving something he's authorized to
read to somewhere he's authorized to read it further, he just needs to
figure out how.

​If the limited network supports rsync or wget/curl/sftp with
continue/resume, they're better no matter how slow.

[ And ​unless using a really lame microcontroller, just set Compress On in
.ssh/config so you get compression everywhere. It's the 21st Century. Then
you can compress files for disk rationing but you don't need to compress
before transfer, it just happens transparently. ]


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