Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 3 Jan 1999 17:50:23 +0000 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: us.kernel.org mirroring inconsistency |
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Hi Steve.
> I'm getting a bit disturbed by an inconsistency between the > kernel.org mirrors. For example, I have just connected to > katelyn.optilinkcomm.net, which apparently carries only bz2 files > and not gz files.
> It seems to defeat the purpose if kernel.org mirrors don't > actually carry the full contents of kernel.org, even accounting > for any lag in pulling down new files.
One thing I don't like is when files on the mirror get corrupted or only partially downloaded. As far as I can tell, there appears to be problems with some of the mirroring packages, or alternatively with the server at ftp.kernel.org when it's used by mirroring software, which result in the mirror getting a corrupted copy of some files.
Don't laugh: A similar problem existed at one time with one of the sites I mirror, and was due to a bug in the ftpd server at the remote end. The bug was only activated by mirroring software, not by the manual ftp sessions, because it only took effect when commands came in at the sort of speed common with mirroring software - maybe you can type a dozen or so commands per second, but few other people can...
Incidentally, the SunSITE-UK mirror carries all files in the mirrored directories, but it appears that ftp.kernel.org isn't that consistant about the compressor it uses. As an example, whilst it has both .gz and .bz2 versions of many of the kernels, a large number of the 0.xx kernels are only provided in .Z format.
Also, as previously stated, I have collected a fair number of kernel tarballs for kernels that are apparently not to be found on the ftp.kernel.org site. Granted, I'm only storing them in .bz2 format for reasons of space, but if ftp.kernel.org wishes to take them off my hands and put them on its site, that should ensure that they appear on the mirrors soon after, thus helping everybody...
Best wishes from Riley.
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