Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:03:30 +0000 | | From | A Guy Called Tyketto <> | | Subject | Re: ftp.kernel.org full of lamers not using mirrors. (Possible f |
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On %M 0, Perry Harrington <pedward@sun4.apsoft.com> etched in stone: > The LEAST that the webmaster could do is post a list of sites that mirror them! > > --Perry
This may be unrelated to the number of users being connected to ftp.kernel.org, but it will definitely have something to do with the transfer rates of the file, and the possible load average on the server. But.. if you do a showmount -a on ftp.kernel.org, you'll find a what seems to be ENDLESS list of sites mounting the /pub directory. All those sites, copying the same files, possibly at the same time.. Flame away if I'm wrong, but that could seriously hamper response time.
Lately, when new kernels are released, I've been waiting the 4 or so hours for things to be mirrored at ftp.cs.helsinki.fi, and grabbing it from there (ncftp starts timing out from the DL from kernel.org about 3 minutes into it's estimated 78 minute transfer. ;) ).
IMHO, any mirroring scheme that crops up, will be good for me. I'll leave that to the gods-that-be for that. ;)
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