[TriLUG] Ot: File Transfer

[Jason Tower]

you can use rsync with the -z option to compress the data stream which 
works particularly well with text files.

jason

Mark Freeze wrote:
> I just had a client ask me a few questions about file transfer and I
> wanted to ask everyone for ideas on the best way to handle the
> situation:
> 
> They are a 100% Mac shop and they want to transfer me a 16Gb text
> file.  If I have a dedicated T1 and so do they, how long might the
> transfer take assuming that I download the file from their ftp server?
> 
> If I were to use my 30gb notebook usb drive, (that I currently use
> with my XP machines) could they just plug it into their systems and
> copy the file over?  I think that the drive is formatted with ntfs. 
> (This may be a silly question but I know nothing about Mac's, their
> filesystems, etc...)
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark.