From owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 4 19:51:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2C0816A418; Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:51:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from thebighonker.lerctr.org (thebighonker.lerctr.org [192.147.25.65]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96C7D13C447; Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:51:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from thebighonker.lerctr.org ([192.147.25.65]:63891) by thebighonker.lerctr.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1JM75y-000CYX-5y; Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:35:11 -0600 Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 13:35:08 -0600 (CST) From: Larry Rosenman To: David O'Brien In-Reply-To: <20080204192849.GA5119@dragon.NUXI.org> Message-ID: <20080204133426.V48251@thebighonker.lerctr.org> References: <200801262228.m0QMSrfB069417@repoman.freebsd.org> <20080204192849.GA5119@dragon.NUXI.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-LERCTR-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamScore (-4.4/5.0) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8,BAYES_00=-2.599 X-LERCTR-Spam-Report: SpamScore (-4.4/5.0) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8,BAYES_00=-2.599 DomainKey-Status: no signature Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Wesley Shields , cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/sysutils/lsof Makefile X-BeenThere: cvs-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the entire tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:51:06 -0000 On Mon, 4 Feb 2008, David O'Brien wrote: > On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 10:28:53PM +0000, Wesley Shields wrote: >> Modified files: >> sysutils/lsof Makefile >> Log: >> Add MASTER_SITE_LOCAL since the primary distribution site rejects >> connections without working reverse DNS. > > This is a mistake. ISPs that aren't providing reverse DNS should fix > their DNS. It is mostly because of practices like lsof.itap.purdue.edu > that we have a well implemented reverse DNS entries within the Internet > community. The issue was forced when ftp.uu.net (then the largest > distributor of centralized open source) required reverse DNS entries in > order to login. Previous to that, most ISPs were too damned lazy (and in > competent) to Do The Right Thing(tm). Understood, David, BUT, some ISP's absolutely refuse. Also, having the distfile mirrored on the @freebsd.org servers is a good thing(tm). Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "cvs-all-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893