On Tue, 16 May 2006 mirror-maintainer at mirror.averse.net wrote: > Hi Lance, > > I've completed mirroring the DVD images, and am willing to give it a try. > mirror.averse.net / mirror.spanasia.net (interchangeable) > > http://mirror.averse.net/centos > ftp://mirror.averse.net/pub/centos > rsync://mirror.averse.net/centos > rsync://mirror.averse.net/centos-incdvd > > I'd suggest that it's useful for separate and obvious rsync targets to be > made available; it'd suck for someone downstream to switch from one mirror > to another, only to find his existing DVD images wiped out. It's not hard > to create a new rsync target with "exclude = *DVD.iso" or "exclude = > isos-dvd/" I see what you mean - and think I agree with you :) By the same token someone who switches to a mirror with dvd's that didnt have them will get an extra 25 GB they didnt expect. The latter is preferable as there are also *dvd.iso to consider. The issue now is that we will need to get existing dvd mirrors to comply .... Guys - any chance .... Or do people not agree .... Regards Lance > > On Mon, 15 May 2006, Lance Davis wrote: > > > Due to unknowns trying to download dvd.iso images from our msync-dvd > > servers we have now had to restrict the rsync target to those mirrors that > > we know are syncing. > > > > We want to restrict it further to those that are providing master sync > > service for other mirrors, this will allow us to plan for future releases > > to be able to preset the dvd isos onto those master mirrors before release > > and dedicate bandwidth for that. > > > > The current mirrors that are allowed to sync by the config are :- > > > > #pacific.net.au 61.8.0.17 > > #kernel.org 204.152.191.4 204.152.191.36 > > #upce.cz 195.113.124.9 > > #mirrorservice.org 212.219.56.140 > > #esslingen.de 129.143.116.10 > > #ncnu.edu.tw 163.22.12.51 > > #vutbr.cz 147.229.176.19 > > #ftp.chg.ru 193.233.9.194 > > > > Of those only 4 - kernel.org, mirrorservice.org, esslingen.de and chg.ru > > have told us that they allow rsync, which has to be a prerequisite for > > being a master sync mirror. > > > > If any of those are not happy to be listed as a master sync mirror for the > > dvd isos , or have limits on bandwidth or resources that may be affected > > then please advise us. > > > > We would be grateful if the others would change their config to sync the > > dvd iso images from one of those, which will probably provide faster > > download than our servers anyway. > > > > We will start to list all mirrors that carry dvd iso images on the website > > and will shortly redirect browsing on mirror.centos.org to those > > local mirrors that have the dvd isos and are up to date, as we do for cd > > isos. The main difference is that we will only check currency of mirrors > > that are flagged in the database as carrying dvds. > > > > We do still need more master sync mirrors but you will not be able to sync > > the target without first notifying us (or do initial sync against one of > > the sync masters and then request access - as we would prefer sync > > masters to eventually sync directly from our servers). > > > > In particular csmb.edu has said that they will be a master sync mirror but > > does not appear to be syncing the incdvd target. > > > > Regards > > Lance > > > > > -- uklinux.net - The ISP of choice for the discerning Linux user.