Justin Mason wrote: > Michael Parker writes: >> Justin Mason wrote: >>> Apache SpamAssassin 3.2.3 is now available! This is a maintenance >>> release of the 3.2.x branch. >>> >>> Downloads are available from: >>> http://spamassassin.apache.org/downloads.cgi >>> >> When we are doing releases we really need to let them propagate to the >> mirrors a little (ideally 24hrs) before we announce. Otherwise folks >> will get Not Found errors right off the bat until places start picking >> them up. >> >> I know we can add a date string to the download.cgi link but I >> understand that is discouraged because it adds extra load to the server. > > Have you got a reference for that? as far as I know, the date > string is designed expressly to take care of this situation. > (Mind you, my bad for not *using* the date string variant.)
Something mentioned on the infrastructure list a little while back but I can't find an archive to point you at for a reference. > >> I think we should wait at least 6-10hrs after pushing the files out >> before announcing. That gives mirrors time to fetch the packages, give >> CPAN a chance to circulate, etc etc. A little more baking won't hurt >> things. > > in my opinion the release process is onerous enough without adding > a 6-10 delay halfway through. I don't think it is that unreasonable to add a small delay between the time the release is uploaded and an email is sent to the lists. It would save a bunch of people trying to fetch the release right away but not being able to find it, or a mirror taking the brunt of the SA downloads because someone posts a direct link of an up-to-date mirror to the mailing list. Michael > > --j. >
