Alternative rsync client for Windows

[Donald Pearson]

..backing up a complete Windows system and doing a bare metal restore..

That would really be something.


On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net> wrote:

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> That would be a big thing for me as on a Windows system my key would
> be in putty's encrypted format.  But then I don't store anything on
> Windows system so I probably wouldn't be using this.  I was mostly
> asking because people ask me these things on #rsync.
>
> Also, I have added your product to the channel FAQ at
> https://sanitarium.net/rsyncfaq/#windows  I will eventually give it a
> try and decide if I should move it higher on the list.
>
> If you could document the process of backing up a complete Windows
> system and doing a bare metal restore that would probably eliminate
> the need to even mention the other choices since afaik they can't do it.
>
> On 04/10/2014 09:05 PM, Gilbert (Gang) Chen wrote:
> > right, libssh2 doesn't support ECDSA.  It supports agent-based
> > authentication but we haven't implemented it in Acrosync.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:44 PM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net
> > <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>> wrote:
> >
> > Having never used a libssh2 product on Windows I have basic
> > questions...
> >
> > I assume that it would support RSA and DSA keys but not the newer
> > ECDSA or ED25515 keys?  Would it be able to authenticate against
> > pageant (putty's agent)?
> >
> > On 04/10/2014 08:38 PM, Gilbert (Gang) Chen wrote:
> >> We're using libssh2.
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:46 PM, Kevin Korb <kmk at sanitarium.net
> > <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>
> >> <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net <mailto:kmk at sanitarium.net>>> wrote:
> >
> >> What are you using for ssh?
> >
> >> On 04/10/2014 07:45 PM, Gilbert (Gang) Chen wrote:
> >>> Right.  Acrosync is written entirely in C++ from bottom up.
> >>> Not a single line is taken from the rsync project.  We're
> >>> planning to release the source code under dual license by the
> >>> end of this year.
> >
> >>> Thanks, The Acrosync Team
> >
> >
> >>> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 3:19 PM, <devzero at web.de
> > <mailto:devzero at web.de>
> >> <mailto:devzero at web.de <mailto:devzero at web.de>>
> >>> <mailto:devzero at web.de <mailto:devzero at web.de>
> > <mailto:devzero at web.de <mailto:devzero at web.de>>>> wrote:
> >
> >>> Great to see that there is a native rsync now.
> >
> >>> This is NOT a derived work of GPL´ed rsync but a
> >>> re-implementation from scratch ?
> >
> >>> regards Roland
> >
> >
> >>> List:       rsync Subject:    Alternative rsync client for
> >>> Windows From:       "Gilbert (Gang) Chen" <gchen () acrosync !
> >>> com> Date: 2014-04-08 16:41:36 Message-ID:
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> >
> >>> Hi, there,
> >
> >
> >>> We're pleased to announce the open beta of Acrosync, a native
> >>> rsync client for Windows.  Key features include:
> >
> >>> - Easy install, no more dependency on cygwin - Simple GUI, one
> >>> click to start the sync - sync over ssh for security, or
> >>> directly with an rsync daemon - For ssh, no need to set up
> >>> password-less login - Built-in file system monitor to upload
> >>> changed files instantly (just like Dropbox) - Support hourly
> >>> incremental snapshot creation (just like Time Machine) - Can
> >>> invoke Volume Shadow Copy Service to upload locked files
> >
> >>> It can be downloaded from
> >>> http://www.acrosync.com/windows.html. For bug reports,
> >>> comments, suggestions, etc, please visit the forum
> >>> http://download.acrosync.com/forum.html
> >
> >
> >>> Thanks,
> >
> >>> The Acrosync Team
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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