On Sunday 12 October 2003 05:49 pm, Olivier Thauvin wrote:
> Le Dimanche 12 Octobre 2003 22:51, Quel Qun a �crit :
> > Hi,
> >
> > What exactly is the problem with these mirrors? Or is it at the main
> > server? How many decades will this problem reappear?
> >
> > Currently there are two spec-helper and webmin rpm and fmirror downloads
> > them again and again, everytime I run it. During the freeze, there was a
> > bunch of mandrake rpms causing the same problem.
>
> This is a problem on main server at mandrake. Not a mirror problem. I
> allready reported it.
>
> > Isn't there any way to solve this problem? That's a lot of wasted
> > bandwidth. My connection speed has recently been devided by four and now
> > I really feel it.
> >
> > The main problem is that I never really know if I am really in sync.
> > Please no advice about rsync or timefuzz.
>
> Learn how to use rsync:
> rsync -aqH --bwlimit=SPEED_kB --no-whole-file server::share/ /my_mirror/
> look --exclude option too.
>
> I really don't think fmirror is better than rsync, because is able to check
> more things about files which need to be sync. Moreover, if a file need to
> be resync, rsync will download only difference by looking md5sums.
Look I wont debate this with you as I dont have the time but ben has posted
about this all before. Lets just say rsync is overly positive about what it
does and the benefits are not there as stated.
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