X-Git-Url: http://www.git.cypherpunks.ru/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fbundles.texi;h=df0b554c3094d673ef1d7caefaded598b958acc0;hb=bb7fe5e770586be9f44a8a7f3321a3139d5345bb;hp=7bbc85a274d7480156383c87f18c5546475d9f07;hpb=04e3fde9391f487e67c67f7f12c019319490658f;p=nncp.git diff --git a/doc/bundles.texi b/doc/bundles.texi index 7bbc85a..df0b554 100644 --- a/doc/bundles.texi +++ b/doc/bundles.texi @@ -1,17 +1,20 @@ @node Bundles +@cindex bundles +@cindex tapes +@cindex streaming media @unnumbered Bundles -Usual @ref{nncp-xfer} command requires filesystem it can operate on. -That presumes random access media storage usage, like hard drives, USB -flash drives and similar. But media like CD-ROM and especially tape -drives are sequential by nature. You can prepare intermediate directory -for recording to CD-ROM disc/tape, but that requires additional storage -and is inconvenient. +Usual @command{@ref{nncp-xfer}} command requires filesystem it can +operate on. That presumes random access media storage usage, like hard +drives, USB flash drives and similar. But media like CD-ROM and +especially tape drives are sequential by nature. You can prepare +intermediate directory for recording to CD-ROM disc/tape, but that +requires additional storage and is inconvenient. -Bundles, created with @ref{nncp-bundle} command are convenient -alternative to ordinary @command{nncp-xfer}. Bundle is just a collection -of @ref{Encrypted, encrypted packets}, stream of packets. It could be -sequentially streamed for recording and digested back. +Bundles, created with @command{@ref{nncp-bundle}} command are convenient +alternative to ordinary @command{@ref{nncp-xfer}}. Bundle is just a +collection of @ref{Encrypted, encrypted packets}, stream of packets. It +could be sequentially streamed for recording and digested back. @itemize @@ -48,8 +51,11 @@ can contain mix of various recipients. @end itemize +@pindex pax +@pindex tar Technically bundle is valid POSIX.1-2001 @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pax.html#tag_20_92_13_01, pax archive} with directory/files hierarchy identical to that is used in -@ref{nncp-xfer}: @file{NNCP/RECIPIENT/SENDER/PACKET}. So bundle can also -be created by manual tar-ing of @command{nncp-xfer} resulting directory. +@command{@ref{nncp-xfer}}: @file{NNCP/RECIPIENT/SENDER/PACKET}. +So bundle can also be created by manual tar-ing of +@command{@ref{nncp-xfer}} resulting directory.