What's cdfax?
cdfax is a FAX-like CD-ROM transfer tool. The original idea was developed by Toshiyuki Masui with an inspiration from cdbiff.
Mechanism
Transfer a CD-ROM from the white PC to the black PC. CD-ROM data are transfered through a network and then a CD-R is burned on the black PC.
![[Sender]](images/cdfax-client-en.jpg) |
Transfer |
![[Receiver]](images/cdfax-server-en.jpg) |
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Requirements
cdfax is written in Ruby and tested under Linux.
- Ruby
- dRuby
- Ruby/ProgressBar
- gnu tar
- gzip (for 'z' option of tar command)
- cdrecord + mkisofs (Receiver side only)
Usage
Sender
To send a CD-ROM, use cdfax-client command. For example, if you want to send a CD-ROM mounted on /mnt/cdrom to cdfax.example.org, run the following:
% ruby cdfax-client cdfax.example.org /mnt/cdrom
Receiver
To receive a CD-ROM, put an empty CD-R to your CD-R drive and run cdfax-server command. For example, if you want to receive a CD-ROM with 8x speed CD-R drive assigned at /dev/sg0, run the following:
% sudo ruby cdfax-server /dev/sg0 8
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This is a free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.