saaty

is it possible to retain linux file attribuetes in these 2 steps (backup and restore entire site):
1. ftp download from linux to windows
2. ftp upload from windows to linux

shadoe

dunno, but if you first, via shell, tar:it and gzip:it it will

tcp

Due to differences in attributes in the file systems ( permissions, for example ) you will lose information if you use windows as an intermediator (did I spell that word right?!?). Zipping it under linux is a good idea. If you are copying directly from linux to linux, I would recommend using 'rsync' with the '-a' archive option. 'scp' works wonders as well.

Hope this info helps.

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tcp