https or rsync

[Joel.Webb at wellsfargo.com]

That's exactly right. I attempted performing an rsync -auv -e ssh and obviously I would need an SSH public key or the like in order to be done that way. Thoughts?

Joel Webb


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From: Chow Loong Jin [mailto:hyperair at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Chow Loong Jin
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:31 PM
To: Webb, Joel; ubuntu-mirrors at lists.ubuntu.com; FTP
Subject: Re: https or rsync

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 08:33:50PM +0100, Carsten Otto wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 07:27:07PM +0000, Joel.Webb at wellsfargo.com wrote:
> > Is there a procedure to be able to copy a mirror that through https or rsync over ssh?
> > 
> > The only methods that I have seen so far are http ONLY.
> 
> If I understood you correctly, you're happy with a mirror that offers 
> rsync.
> 
> Try rsync://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/ubuntu/

I think Joel wants to be able to download packages over an encrypted link for whatever reason. rsync:// is not encrypted.

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