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Any news on adding the mkfifo command? I requested it a while back and it sounded like it was doable but I have not heard any updates.

• rsync 5y ago
  Thanks! mkfifo was included in this new command addition/whitelisting and we're going to write up an entire section on it next quarter. Can you email ? I actually searched for our conversation for a while and could not find it ... bottom line is that 'mkfifo' is in place and I can't wait to craft up some fascinating remote ssh examples with it ...
  • pokstad 5y ago
    Bumped our email thread, thanks! For everyone else, the mkfifo command lets you transfer arbitrary streams of data between two systems while using rsync.net as an intermediary.
    • dividuum 5y ago
      I’m slightly confused on why that would be useful within the rsync.net context. Is bouncing traffic a new intended use case?
      • pokstad 5y ago
        The big use case my colleague came up with was transferring a blob of information between two machines without exposing ports on either machine.
      • rsync 5y ago
        I don't know why you would want to run mkfifo, over ssh, on rsync.net. It makes me happy that it works.