Why don't you just set make.conf to use the default, so it goes after a valid gentoo rsync server?? You don't need to find a host..
> My usual rsync mirror (gazza.citylink.co.nz) is out of action, so I > thought I would point at another rsync mirror: > > rsync.planetmirror.com.au > > .....as listed on the Gentoo.org download page (sort of - when you try > the rsync link on the gentoo.org page, the site tells you it has been > moved and presents the adres above). > > BIG MISTAKE! > > When I ran an emerge sync, it started off OK...and i went on > with other > business on another PC. > > When i checked about an hour later, the silly thing was in the /FixDOS > subdirectory or portage...and pulling down a dozen different staging > files plus 3 full ISO images!!! > > I'm on a dataquota of 3 GB / month of international traffic. > This silly > thing just ate up about 600 MBs downloading stages and ISOs for > non-intel platforms. > > Anyone have any advice on how to limit the scope of emerge sync? Or is > that mirror set up bad and wrongly? > > I suspect the latter. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
