Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 31 May 1997 16:19:28 -0500 (CDT) | From | "Edward S. Marshall" <> | Subject | Re: Watch for new versions. |
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On Fri, 30 May 1997, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > It checks ftp.kernel.org at 1 hour intervals from its "random" startup > time (so ftp.kernel.org doesn't get pranged on the hour).
I'm doing this right now with a simple sh script, ftp, and cron. However, do you think its wise to encourage the linux community at large to pummel ftp.kernel.org once an hour? Think of it this way: say a few hundred people decide to do this. That's a few hundred extra connect-read-disconnect sessions every hour.
Do you _really_ need your kernel update notice that badly, that fast?
For the sake of the site you're beating, please consider tuning it back to once or twice a day by default.
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