| Title | dmscp-agent |
| Revision | March 1998 |
| Purpose | transfers files to/from a remote object on a remote server |
| Package type | program |
| Application area | Utilities |
| Abstract | dmscp-agent transfers files to/from a remote object on a remote server from/to the local host. It reads from stdin or a local file resp. and writes to stdout or a local file resp. Any local file type is permitted. The amount of data transmitted is compaired to the size of the remote object. The remote object can be a regular file or a set of regular files (fragments). The first fragment (stub) has (by default) a size of 4 KB, the other fragments are of equal size. dmscp-agent has to be installed on the remote server in the search path of the remote user. It doesn't require any special attributes. |
| Submittor | Manfred Stolle |
| Contact | Manfred Stolle |
| Phone | +49 30 84185 145 |
| stolle@zib.de | |
| Company/ Institution | Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum für Informationstechnik Berlin |
| CUG Site Code | ZIB |
| Distribution method | WWW |
| URL | http://www.zib.de/rz/backup-service/CUG/dmscp/ |
| Distribution restrictions | none |
| Copyright | not for resale |
| License required | no |
| License fee | n.a. |
| Hardware | CRAY, SGI, SUN |
| Operating System | UNICOS, UNICOS/mk, IRIX, Solaris |
| Compiler(s) | cc |
| Program support | when schedule permits |
| Documentation | Makefile, man pages |
| Portability to other UNIX systems | port to other UNIX platforms should be done withour major complications |
| Additional comments | dmscp-agent does not require any privileges. Just compile it and store it in any directory of your search path. |