Problem with shared xls file. Could it be blamed on rsync?

[Tony Abernethy]

Before you trust this always-up-to-date, try it on some
relatively large files.  
I suspect you get some nasty surprises.
The basic problem is that Windows writes the directory
entry and then sometime later writes the file contents.

If you only rsync files that are say at least 10 minutes
Old, you will probably get the correct contents.

Chances are high that you notice the problem on shared files.
Chances are high that the problem exists on all the files.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rsync-bounces+tony=servacorp.com at lists.samba.org 
> [mailto:rsync-bounces+tony=servacorp.com at lists.samba.org] On 
> Behalf Of syncro
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:31 AM
> To: rsync at lists.samba.org
> Subject: RE: Problem with shared xls file. Could it be blamed 
> on rsync?
> 
> 
> Thanks alot! That's what I wanted to hear ;) We want to have 
> an always-up-to-date-copy thus rsync every minute and not 
> just at night. However my preventive measure will be a 
> forbiddance of sharing xls files or the like.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> syncro
> 
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