OT: Need Unix tech in Springfield, Missouri area

[jim stephens]

Don Y wrote:

>
> Can't you build a tarball and cat it to the printer port
> (there are tools that will let you configure another machine
> to *capture* data from the printer port).  No, not PLIP, etc.
> This would be an open-loop process... you just push the data
> and *expect* the other device to capture it all correctly.
>
I would try cpio (find . -print|cpio -ov > /dev/tty) rather than
the tarball, as it will transport sym links better than a tarball,
and the sco tar will probably not be up to snuff to deal with
it line gnu tar is now days.  if space and functionality permit,
one could create a cpio file and checksum it in some way
to be sure it transfered with all the data.  if nothing else, wc
the thing.

Jim