It is, rsync sends data in plain text. There is a optional password that is also sent in plain text.
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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 months agoWhy would you do that? That sounds awful…
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
The daemon maintains state, so the transfers start quicker because rsync doesn’t have to scan the filesystem.