
README for abcd, an automatic backup copy daemon.

Version 1.2 January 1989.

Permission is given to distribute these sources, as long as the
copyright messages are not removed, and no monies are exchanged.

This is the second general release of an automatic backup copy daemon, which
copies files from one filestore area to another using either cp or rcp. Note
the second filestore area could be on another machine if the file system is
NFS mounted.

This means that the backup machine should have an identical copy of the
filestore being monitored, give or take a little bit.


The original version of this was written in November 1985, and the first
general release was made available in May 1988. This version contains a
rewrite of the directory reading routines to try to make the code more
portable, plus a general tidy up. It has been tested on SunOS v4.0, and
SCO Xenix 286 (v2.2.3).  I would be interested to here from people who port
it to other Unix machines.

I welcome bug reports and suggestions for improvements.


Acknowledgements.

Many thanks go to Po Cheung Ng (Andrew) <pcng@cad.jmrc.eecs.unsw.oz> who
ported abcd to SCO Xenix 286 (v2.2.3), fixing several memory leaks in the
process.

      Rich.

Rich Burridge,          DOMAIN: richb@sunaus.oz.au
PHONE: +61 2 413 2666   UUCP:   {uunet,mcvax,ukc}!munnari!sunaus.oz!richb
