Copying files without scp

[Adam Vandemore]

Steve Bertrand wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> To copy data from one server, I normally (always) use scp.
>
> I'm looking for a method to perform this copy task without the overhead
> of encryption for infrequent, high-volume transfers (hundreds to
> thousands of GB).
>
> The data will be transferred server-to-server within a private datacentre.
>
> Can someone recommend a *known good* production quality copy mechanism
> that will act like scp, but without the overhead? rsh? nc?
>
> I recall a thread not too long ago regarding this, but I'd like to have
> a simple working example if possible, without getting into detail why
> one shouldn't transfer data unencrypted.
>
> Steve
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dump should work, it uses rsh.  something like cpio could be piped into 
rsh obviously.  You may want to benchmark it as I've had better transfer 
rates using scp/ssh but have not done it against rsh method.

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