On Tue, 13 Oct 2009, Mathew S. McCarrell wrote:
So, I have a few questions about the future of the CentOS mirror network since the release of 5.4 is soon.
Is there any possibility that the rsync master pool will eventually have a direct link to the Internet2 Network? If not, is there any way for a mirror (like mirror.clarkson.edu) to avoid the delay in syncing new releases like 5.4 prior to the bitflip?
I'm asking this because the Clarkson mirror was unable to sync the release of 4.8 prior to the bitflip occurring since we are forced to sync with a mirror that is on the Internet2 Network. I would prefer to avoid delays in being able to serve new releases, if possible.
I may have a solution for you.
I have setup a second machine at the University of Utah. I have the full CentOS tree, including the DVD images, from the CentOS masters. I have lots of bandwidth available, especially on the research networks (Internet2 and NLR).
This second box is intended for other public mirrors (it only hosts CentOS so far), not end-users. Therefore, it is rsync only, and only by prior arrangement (I'll open it to any listed tier one CentOS mirror that asks).
I have also configured it to allow you to get the contents before the bitflip.
While not an official centos.org service, I think this would meet your desires.
DR