At 1:18 PM -0400 4/8/05, Timothy J. Luoma wrote: >...... Original Message ....... >On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:52:50 -0400 "PoolMouse" <poolmouse_nyc at mac.com> wrote: >>...just be aware rsyncx overwrites some of osx's built in unix tools. >>i wouldn't suggest going there if you don't want breakage and/or > >incompatibility issues later. > > > >actually it doesn't overwrite them anymore. so says the author...but how do you call up rsyncx? do you run the command "rsync"? if so, the developer has been asked by many in the unix community to develop rsyncx in a way that it peacefully co-exists with apple's rsync. they're not interested in doing so...we simply avoid rsyncx for that reason. besides, rsyncx is built using old code...aft548.com has instructions on how to compile a better/newer version. don don montalvo, nyc