On 22-02-2021 07:09, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> 5) the mirror debian site (ftp.acc.umu.se) had smelly prefixes as >> subdomains (apparently Chinese transliterations) {chuangtzu, laotzu} > > FWIW, when naming machines in a subdomain (e.g. for .acc.umu.se) it's > quite common to first decide on a "theme" and then pick names from that > theme. E.g. a computer lab's nodes may all have names of dinosaurs, or > names of alcoholic drinks, etc... > > Searching for chuangtzu and laotzu suggests these are names of great > figures of Taoism, so it seems very kosher to me.
The only mirror that has ever pulled anything hinky with me, over about 20 years, was the Australian one: mirror.aarnet.edu.au. I got dropped any number of times, then advised `server unobtainable', persistently. These days, under current circumstances of insanity, I should feel much more comfortable working of a Chinese server than any number of others. But then, I'm not a bankrupt national context grasping at straws on the way down. Cheers! Harry. -- `The World is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look on without doing anything'. -- Albert Einstein