Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:28:56 +0100 From: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> To: "Colin Percival" <cperciva@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: portsnap mirror servers Message-ID: <3aaaa3a0604181728p79df162bk900d488c746d8069@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44456BC2.1050102@freebsd.org> References: <3aaaa3a0604171743y33af6355udf750eca65605920@mail.gmail.com> <44456BC2.1050102@freebsd.org>
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On 18/04/06, Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> wrote: > Chris wrote: > > How many mirrors does portsnap have, it seems to only have around 3 or > > 4 and they all located in the .us whilst cvs has dozens around the > > world. > > Two mirrors, actually: portsnap1.freebsd.org, and portsnap2.freebsd.org. > > > Is there a eu pool of mirrors available to use or if not is their a > > way I can apply to host an eu mirror or even 2 eu mirrors. > > I have a list of people who have offered mirrors, but so far I haven't > seen any need for additional mirrors -- the two which already exist are > showing no signs of slowing down. > > Why do you think there should be an .eu mirror? > > Colin Percival > Whilst portsnap is fast, it is a noticeable speed difference when using from eu servers, I also think its a good idea for redundancy. Chris
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