rsync - Fast incremental file transfer HOWTO

ChangeLog


2021-08-02	- 3.1.2 -> 3.2.3
		- Home page link http to https
		- Added repository link
		- Removed Slackware package versions from 11.0-12.1 and
		  added 14.0, 14.1, 14.2
		- Changed rsh (netkit) link from
		  ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/Networking/netkit/
		  to
		  https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/netkit
		- Change to sha256sum
		- Removed stunnel prerequisite
		- Added several new prerequisites
		- Moved old file cleanup to bottom
2017-03-02	- 3.0.2 -> 3.1.2
		- Removed md5sum
		- Added stunnel prerequisite
2008/05/21	- 2.6.9 -> 3.0.2
		  includes security fix:
		  <a href="http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_2">http://rsync.samba.org/security.html#s3_0_2</a>
		- Updated Slackware note for 12.0 and 12.1
May 8, 2007	- 2.6.8 -> 2.6.9
		- Added note about version included with Slackware
		- Clean up old versions in /usr and /usr/local
		- Pass --prefix=/usr to configure
Aug 5, 2006	- 2.6.7 -> 2.6.8
Apr 4, 2006	- 2.6.6 -> 2.6.7
		- Only run removepkg if it exists
Sep 8, 2005	- 2.6.5 -> 2.6.6
Jun 9, 2005	- 2.6.4 -> 2.6.5
		- Added sha1sum verification
		- Rearranged options to shut up new version of find
		- Run chown -R root:root . when $UID = 0
		- Moved source directory (see note <a href="howtos.php?msd">here</a>)
Mar 31, 2005	- 2.6.3 -> 2.6.4
		- root.root -> root:root
		- Changed md5sum verification to output OK (or not)
		- Removed make, gcc, binutils, fileutils/coreutils links
Sep 30, 2004	- 2.6.3pre1 -> 2.6.3
Sep 2, 2004	- 2.6.2 -> 2.6.3pre1 (security)
		  <a href="http://rsync.samba.org/#security_aug04">http://rsync.samba.org/#security_aug04</a>
May 4, 2004	- 2.6.1 -> 2.6.2
Apr 29, 2004	- 2.6.0 -> 2.6.1
Feb 5, 2004	- Updated download URL from http://ftp.samba.org/ to
		  http://rsync.samba.org/
Jan 14, 2003	- 2.5.7 -> 2.6.0
		- Fix configure by downloading a fixed configure.in, then
		  run autoconf
Dec 4, 2003	- 2.5.6 -> 2.5.7
		  Fixes a heap overflow that combined with the Linux kernel
		  brk problem, opened up a gentoo rsync server to a root
		  compromise
		  CVE candidate:
		  <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962</a>
		- Create ~/installed with mode 700
		- Minor update to gpg verification part
		- Added a few (obvious) prerequisites
Mar 13, 2003	- 2.5.5 -> 2.5.6
		- Added gpg verification of tarball
		- Added removal of old source and tarballs
		- Added homepage link
		- Added prerequisites
		- Added --disable-ipv6 to configure
Jun 11, 2002	- First entry

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