Linux and "offline folders"

[Derek Broughton]

O. Sinclair wrote:

> Ignazio Palmisano wrote:
>> 
>> What about combining rsync and cron? Like checking if the remote folder
>> can be reached every x minutes?
>> 
> I have been considering something like that, am trying to get my head
> around rsync and all its options

Why reinvent the wheel? Unison works on Windows, _is_ rsync based, and 
handles bidirectional changes.