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SubjectRe: us.kernel.org mirroring inconsistency
Hi Albert.

>> 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.

> Ah, a bandwidth waster!

> It is much more disturbing that most sites don't carry bz2 files.
> I've been forced to waste 25% more bandwidth and disk space because
> of this problem.

> Maybe this:

> ftp.bus.kernel.org This has bz2 files, as all mirrors should.
> ftp.gus.kernel.org This is for bandwidth wasters.

Better still, use the http URL below to track down bz2 versions of ALL
known kernels to date - and delete the gz versions from ftp.kernel.org
before somebody starts claiming that they're GNU products as they're
archived using a GNU archiver...

Best wishes from Riley.

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* ftp://ps.cus.umist.ac.uk/pub/rhw/Linux
* http://ps.cus.umist.ac.uk/~rhw/kernel.versions.html


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