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Date:      Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:50:03 -0800
From:      Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>
To:        Stephen McKay <mckay@thehub.com.au>
Cc:        Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>, current@freebsd.org, "Michael C . Wu" <keichii@iteration.net>, Vladimir Kushnir <vkushnir@Alfacom.net>
Subject:   Re: Whatever happened to CTM?
Message-ID:  <20010321115003.B97752@seven.alameda.net>
In-Reply-To: <200103211144.f2LBi1911828@dungeon.home>; from mckay@thehub.com.au on Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 09:44:00PM %2B1000
References:  <20010319183444.B42390@peorth.iteration.net> <XFMail.010319165333.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <20010319170118.H38843@seven.alameda.net> <200103211144.f2LBi1911828@dungeon.home>

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On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 09:44:00PM +1000, Stephen McKay wrote:
> On Tuesday, 20th March 2001, Ulf Zimmermann wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 04:53:33PM -0800, John Baldwin wrote:
> >> 
> >> On 20-Mar-01 Michael C . Wu wrote:
> >> > For all connections greater than 9600baud modems, we recommend
> >> > using CVSup to get src-all and ports-all updated. At the worst case, 
> >> > be able to CVSup a ports-all collection within an hour, with heavy
> >> > packet loss and low bandwidth.
> >> > 
> >> > i.e. CTM sucks, don't use it. :)
> 
> On the contrary, I prefer CTM over CVSup, even on a fast connection (which
> I don't currently have).  On a slow or intermittent connection, CTM beats
> CVSup by a large margin.
> 
> >> cvsup is not available via e-mail for those who may only have e-mail access
> >> for one reason or another.
> 
> Firewalls make CTM style delivery essential.  (No, Stefan, I don't like
> your tunneling idea. :-)
> 
> >I have been hosting the machine which ran ctm,
> 
> And many thanks indeed for your service!
> 
> >unfortunatly my provider
> >cut me off and I just got some access back, but not for the location
> >the ctm machine is located at.
> >
> >At this time I do not know yet when it will have access again.
> 
> Surely FreeBSD Inc (or whatever it is that owns the freebsd.org machines)
> could spring for a box.  Assuming Ulf is still keen, it shouldn't be too
> hard for him to remote administer it.
> 
> Stephen.

I am only the owner of the box on which ctm runs and had provided
the connectivity. It was maintained by someone else.

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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