Copying files without scp

[Doug Hardie]

On Apr 7, 2009, at 16:13, 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?

In that environment you can use ftp just fine.  Make sure to restrict  
it to the local IP addresses.