From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 14 14:14:05 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3A9416A4CE for ; Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:14:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from usw2.natel.net (2b.bz [209.152.117.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 10A4A43D62 for ; Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:14:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from WD@US-Webmasters.com) Received: (qmail 34325 invoked from network); 14 Apr 2005 14:14:01 -0000 Received: from batv-01-039.dialup.netins.net (HELO Htebazile.US-Webmasters.com) (216.248.109.40) by us-webmasters.com with SMTP; 14 Apr 2005 14:14:01 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20050414090500.1f9d3920@209.152.117.178> X-Sender: wd@209.152.117.178 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:13:21 -0500 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "W. D." In-Reply-To: <425E6E35.6050600@gmail.com> References: <938568187.20050414143549@wanadoo.fr> <20050414071958.23388.qmail@web54004.mail.yahoo.com> <425E32A2.1080809@gmail.com> <938568187.20050414143549@wanadoo.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable cc: Subhro Subject: Re: India had no FreeBSD mirror sites ?!? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 14:14:05 -0000 At 08:20 4/14/2005, Subhro, wrote: >Anthony Atkielski wrote: > >>All the more reason to have a mirror in India. The shorter the distance >>to cover, the faster the transfer is likely to be, >> > >This is definitely technically true but not practially as far as India=20 >is concern. The average bandwidth available to individual is 56Kbps=20 >(actual, not the rated). A few lucky souls DO have access to high speed=20 >links in the range of ~1Mbps but that is truly not the mass. So as far=20 >as transfer rate is concerned, the bottleneck is definitely not the=20 >physical location of the source. > >> and the lower the >>cost. >> > >This also is not applicable is here. Having spent quite some time in US,=20 >I am well aware of the fact that for many ISPs, data tranferred within=20 >the local uplink is free. However this is not the case here. Firstly as=20 >most users access internet on dialup, they do not have any data=20 >restrictions.=20 Hmmm. Does 'they do not have any data restrictions' mean that the aren't charged by the megabyte? If so, there is a Windows program called FreeDownloadManager that can *reliably* download huge files. In the case of ISOs, it could take many days on dialup, but you can start or stop, regulate download speed,=20 etc.: http://www.FreeDownloadManager.org/features.htm >The people who *do* have a fat downlink would pay equally=20 >for data transferred from an Indian server or from an American Server. > >>Additionally, a mirror site in India could burn CDs locally and hand >>them out, subject to licensing restrictions. >> =20 >> >This is really a wonderful idea. It never struck to me. Even without=20 >going in for a online mirror, I can take initiative and execute this.=20 >Thanks Anthony. I would also request the concerned person to kindly let=20 >me know how I can get listed on the FreeBSD Handbook. > >Best Regards, >S. Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 ->= http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $8.77 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/