Rsync hangs with protocol incompatibility issues

[jw schultz]

On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 10:32:57AM +0530, Anand Raman wrote:
> Thanks jw
> 
> Your suggestion of removing -e from the rsync options seems to have
> fixed the problem. We have been able to synchornize large number of
> files between the 3 environments with no weird protocol
> incompatibilities or freezes..

Glad to hear it.  If only you could get that kind of support
from the proprietary so-called enterprise software products.

> Do you think it is better idea use ssh instead of rsh to overcome the
> blocking/non-blocking io incompatibility.

My understanding is that rsync functions somewhat better
with a non-blocking connection.  Rsh clearly does not
function well non-blocking.

There do seem to be more problems with rsh than openssh.  This
is may be because ssh is used even more extensively as a
pipe between systems and because it has the advantage of
later projects.  I can, however, say that the ssh/openssh
supplied by Sun seems to have problems.  It is best to build
openssh from source.

> The environments are internal environments not visible to the outside
> world and hence could do without ssh

If rsh is working for you, great!  Use what works.  As long
as security is not an issue, fine.  Of course i don't
trust rsh on a network where i cannot trust every machine
and person with access.

For disaster recovery rsh does have the advantage of
lowering the prerequisites.  That can be worth a lot.

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