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Re(1): DO NOT use ftp, use something else

Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 24.248.89.66] on December 04, 2007 09:00 PM

Actually lftp supports sftp, https and ftps. Anyways, rsync is indeed the preferred tool for backups, but for a poor man backing up to a hosting provider, they may need ftp.

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