Date   : Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:38:09 +0100
From   : jgh@... (J.G.Harston)
Subject: Copying between file servers

Mark Usher wrote:
> I was doing a drag and drop copy from the filesnore to an A4000, but get
> directory full messages on some of the directories. Also, I wanted to
> preserve the file attributes and permissions.

Yes, most local filing systems have much smaller directories than
file servers. DFS=31, ADFS-L=47, ADFS-E=77. DOS is unlimited, but
you lose all the metadata. HADFS is unlimited, but only has moddate
and the maximum disk is 16M, and the RISC OS HADFS Filer is not
really up to the task of HUUUUGE data transfers.

> Zip might be the only option

If you use BBCZip on RISC OS, if you have SparkFS running you get
the bonus of being able to crunch the zipfile:

*Zip adfs::A5000.MDFS.Syst/zip net::System.$ -8 -r -X

;)

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