Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:05:48 +0900 (JST) From: Ryusuke SUZUKI <ryusuke@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: http://mirrorlist.freebsd.org in the Handbook Message-ID: <20110614.190548.193778813.ryusuke@jp.FreeBSD.org>
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----Security_Multipart(Tue_Jun_14_19_05_48_2011_275)-- Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, As Bruce Cran reported (http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20101117230925.00006d64), http://mirrorlist.freebsd.org returns a 404. I would like to delete the broken link to this site in the handbook (ports, mirrors chapter). Can I apply the following patch? If there is no objection, I will comit the patch. Regards, Ryusuke --------------------------------------------------------------- diff -u -r1.291 chapter.sgml --- ports/chapter.sgml 1 Dec 2010 20:37:04 -0000 1.291 +++ ports/chapter.sgml 6 Apr 2011 16:11:28 -0000 @@ -1543,8 +1543,8 @@ <quote>master</quote> package collection is on <hostid role="fqdn">ftp.FreeBSD.org</hostid> in the <ulink url="ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/">packages - directory</ulink>, but be sure to check your <ulink - url="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/">local mirror</ulink> + directory</ulink>, but be sure to check your closer <link + linkend="mirrors-ftp">mirror sites</link> <emphasis>first</emphasis>! These are more likely to work than trying to compile from source and are a lot faster as well. Use the &man.pkg.add.1; program to install the Index: mirrors/chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ryusuke/work/cvs-doc/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.496 diff -u -r1.496 chapter.sgml --- mirrors/chapter.sgml 17 May 2011 12:45:45 -0000 1.496 +++ mirrors/chapter.sgml 17 May 2011 14:02:51 -0000 @@ -232,12 +232,6 @@ mirror site (especially if you decide to set up some sort of mirror site).</para> - <para>The <ulink - url="http://mirrorlist.FreeBSD.org/">&os; mirror - sites database</ulink> is more accurate than the mirror listing in the - Handbook, as it gets its information from the DNS rather than relying on - static lists of hosts.</para> - <para>Additionally, &os; is available via anonymous FTP from the following mirror sites. If you choose to obtain &os; via anonymous FTP, please try to use a site near you. The mirror sites listed as ----Security_Multipart(Tue_Jun_14_19_05_48_2011_275)-- Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAk33MnwACgkQG5rRvmPSlyRZkwCfb2MRx7HeEiHSPRnISTJi1mCA niUAoOY1yqof9FQYM/mnl49WsRF5cHAt =5O0R -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----Security_Multipart(Tue_Jun_14_19_05_48_2011_275)----
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