Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:40:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/55504: Update to FTP mirror list in Handbook Message-ID: <200308132040.h7DKeBcY051855@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/55504; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: Re: docs/55504: Update to FTP mirror list in Handbook
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 16:38:49 -0400
Sorry, a request to add one more mirror site in Switzerland came
in last night. This is the adjusted patch. Thanks.
--- chapter.sgml.orig Mon Aug 11 19:41:44 2003
+++ chapter.sgml Wed Aug 13 16:31:04 2003
@@ -236,15 +236,23 @@
<para>Additionally, FreeBSD is available via anonymous FTP from the
following mirror sites. If you choose to obtain FreeBSD via anonymous
- FTP, please try to use a site near you.</para>
+ FTP, please try to use a site near you. The mirror sites listed in
+ the "top level domain" typically have the entire FreeBSD archive (all
+ the currently available versions for each of the architectures) but
+ you will probably have faster download times from a site that is
+ in your country. The sites in each country carry the most recent
+ versions for the most popular architecture(s) but might not carry
+ the entire FreeBSD archive.</para>
- <para><link linkend="mirrors-ar">Argentina</link>,
+ <para><link linkend="mirror-tld">Top Level Domain</link>
+ <link linkend="mirrors-ar">Argentina</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-au">Australia</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-at">Austria</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-br">Brazil</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-bg">Bulgaria</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-ca">Canada</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-cn">China</link>,
+ <link linkend="mirrors-hr">Croatia</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-cz">Czech Republic</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-dk">Denmark</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-ee">Estonia</link>,
@@ -264,7 +272,6 @@
<link linkend="mirrors-nz">New Zealand</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-no">Norway</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-pl">Poland</link>,
- <link linkend="mirrors-pt">Portugal</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-ro">Romania</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-ru">Russia</link>,
<link linkend="mirrors-sa">Saudi Arabia</link>,
@@ -283,6 +290,73 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><anchor id="mirrors-tld">Top Level Domain</term>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In case of problems, please contact the hostmaster
+ <email>mirror-admin@FreeBSD.org</email> for this domain.</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp1.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp4.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp5.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp6.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp7.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp8.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp9.FreeBSD.org/pub/os/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp10.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp11.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp12.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp13.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp14.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="mirrors-ar">Argentina</term>
<listitem>
@@ -444,6 +518,21 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><anchor id="mirrors-hr">Croatia</term>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>In case of problems, please contact the hostmaster
+ <email>hostmaster@hr.FreeBSD.org</email> for this domain.</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.hr.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="mirrors-cz">Czech Republic</term>
<listitem>
@@ -873,31 +962,6 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><anchor id="mirrors-pt">Portugal</term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>In case of problems, please contact the hostmaster
- <email>hostmaster@pt.FreeBSD.org</email> for this domain.</para>
-
- <itemizedlist>
- <!--
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.pt.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
- </listitem>
- -->
-
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp2.pt.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp3.pt.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
<term><anchor id="mirrors-ro">Romania</term>
<listitem>
@@ -1095,6 +1159,10 @@
<listitem>
<para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.ch.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp2.ch.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -1232,63 +1300,59 @@
<listitem>
<para>In case of problems, please contact the hostmaster
- <email>hostmaster@FreeBSD.org</email> for this domain.</para>
+ <email>hostmaster@us.FreeBSD.org</email> for this domain.</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp1.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp1.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp2.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp2.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp3.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp3.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp4.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp4.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp5.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp5.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp6.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp7.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp6.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp8.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp8.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp9.FreeBSD.org/pub/os/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp9.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/os/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp10.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp10.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp11.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp11.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp12.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp12.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp13.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp13.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp14.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
+ <para><ulink url="ftp://ftp14.us.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/"></ulink></para>;
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</listitem>
--
Ken Smith
- From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu
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