>>>>> On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:22:04 +1100, Adam Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

  > Your CPAN mirror is very stale.
  > File::HomeDir 0.58 was deleted long ago.

  > The current version is File::HomeDir 0.64.

  > It is a pity that CPAN.pm doesn't support mirror staleness checking yet...

The OP must have got a warning that the index file is stale. After 30
days this warning kicks in. It's not perfect but it's something.

  > Andreas, this is another of the features I'm going to be pushing for
  > in the 5.10.1 timeline. Take a look at Mirror::YAML for the
  > implementation of mirror selection smarts we are currently using in
  > JSAN.

I'm currently in code freeze mood so this will have to wait for the
next release cycle. The 1.88_* series does already have hosts
statistics. Try the 'hosts' command and set the config variable
'randomize_urllist'. 

-- 
andreas

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