On Sep 8, 2011, at 6:43 PM, Barbie wrote:

> After several false starts and permissions problems the CPAN Testers
> fast mirror now looks to be fully functional again, with HTTP, FTP and
> rsync access.
> 
> The databases were reloaded, but after the initial checks I discovered
> several discrepancies that have crept in over the years. As such I'm
> currently running through the all the databases, reverifying the links
> between tables and databases. This unfortunately may take some time.
> 
> Once the databases are in a known state, I shall start switching back
> on additional functionality, such as the uploads, releases and metabase
> feeds. 
> 
> I had hoped to start getting the websites back online by the weekend,
> but I want to wait until I have the databases all sync'ed before I do
> that. 
> 
> Hopefully I will have more positive news next week.
> 
> Cheers,
> Barbie.

It sucks when this stuff happens. CPAN Testers is a very important piece of the 
CPAN infrastructure. Thanks for all your hard work.

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