Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:10:11 +0200 | From | Arnd Hannemann <> | Subject | Re: Which kernel.org WWW is the master server? |
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Am 26.08.2010 15:37, schrieb Jiri Kosina: > On Thu, 19 Aug 2010, Piotr Hosowicz wrote: > > >> I wrote a simple python script that tells me that a new kernel version >> appeared. The problem is that it is based exactly on this what appears on the >> webpage so sometimes it resolves the server IP that the version has changed, >> despite the fact that it is not true. Which server is the master server? >> > I guess that simply running > > finger @kernel.org > > will give you exactly the information you are looking for which much less > pain of connecting to www server, parsing html, etc. >
Not sure if this is still accurate:
> Aug 21, 2003: Please don't use *finger.kernel.org* for any sort of > automatic monitoring. The number of automatic bots hitting this port > is causing the finger daemon to shut down more often than not. The > same information is available from > http://www.kernel.org/kdist/finger_banner > <http://kernel.org/kdist/finger_banner>.
Regards, Arnd
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