for arcticnetwork.ca: > 1. Would you be prepared to act as a hub for other (local) mirrors to sync > from - either by providing us with a server to use, or setting up an > apache virtual host that we can point to (would have to be > standard CentOS mirror structure ) - and an rsync module. > Yes. We currently offer CentOS via rsync. rsync.arcticnetwork.ca::centos > 2. Would you be prepared to feed a bittorrent of the centos tree for new > mirrors to use to sync ?? > No. We are supported by our provider because we are a network-friendly alternative to Bittorrent. Bittorrent is bad. > 3. Would you be prepared to mirror dvd.iso files , (bearing in mind the > Our webserver (lighttpd) supports large files. We also offer our collections via FTP which supports large file sizes. > -------------------- > > 4. Would you be prepared to mirror vault.centos.org > Not at this time due to disk space requirements. > Do you have any other suggestions ?? > Are there any plans for a mirror status tool? Several other projects run something as simple as mirmon, or as complex as a custom automatic-notification monitoring tool, like CPAN has.