[Novalug] blocksize: tar piped over SSH to dd

[Ben Creitz]

If I have to tar a *huge* amount of files and send the result over SSH
to dd, like this:

  tar cvf - big_dir | ssh me at remote "dd of=bkp.tar bs=xxx"

... what is the ideal blocksize for dd? For tar?  Should I match them?
 Does it make a difference?

Ben