From owner-freebsd-java Mon Jul 27 14:43:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA16415 for freebsd-java-outgoing; Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:43:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from kakapo.pinnacle.co.nz (pinsoft.internet.co.nz [202.37.141.181]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA16251 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:42:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jonc@pinnacle.co.nz) Received: from tui.pinnacle.co.nz (tui.pinnacle.co.nz [202.37.163.3]) by kakapo.pinnacle.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA10172 for ; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 09:38:37 +1200 (NZST) (envelope-from jonc@pinnacle.co.nz) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 09:38:26 +1200 From: Jonathan Chen To: java@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why not on ftp.freebsd.org? In-Reply-To: <199807271527.JAA14351@mt.sri.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Nate Williams wrote: > > Why is the Java port not available from ftp.freebsd.org? > > Because the java porters don't have access to ftp.freebsd.org. Since > ftp.freebsd.org is one of if not *THE* largest ftp site in the world > (and not just a freebsd site), access is not giving out. > > > That way it'd be mirrored all over the world (rather > > than just sitting on www.freebsd.org) and we could all access > > it in a timely manner. > > www.freebsd.org is also mirrored all over the world as well. Well, it is a pity about the lack of ftp access. Trying to download off the Web-Page tends to be *very* slow compared to ftp for some reason. And I've just tried the ftp site listed only to time out... Maybe I'll wait a week or 2 when the rush stops. Cheers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Jonathan Chen | -insert-witty-quip-here- ------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-java" in the body of the message