Latest changes to http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/ _______________________________________________ 42,138c42,43 < August 11, 2003 - All the stuff described below has been done. < < July 24, 2003 - Hi everybody! In about two weeks, which would < be about August 8, we will be moving things around a little, < and putting all the Doctor Fun files into the /public/html < directory tree on ibiblio. The name of the root directory will < still be "/Dave" in order not to break a gazillion (I wish) < bookmarks and links, but now the rest of the Doctor Fun files < will actually hang off the /Dave directory and there will be < no more wacky recursive symbolic links between the /Dave < directory and the /ftp directories. Ftp access to Doctor Fun < on ibiblio will be discontinued. At last look, we were getting < about 90 ftp transactions per day compared to about 40K http < transactions in the /Dr-Fun directory. If you are one of those < 90 transactions, I apologize, and hope you will be able to get < the file through http. Keep in mind some mirror sites may < continue to run ftp, and there's nothing wrong with that - it < just doesn't seem to be the right place for it at ibiblio < anymore (ftp access at ibiblio is mostly geared to software < distros and stuff like that). Also, if you are reading the < pages through the recursive directory /Dave/Dr-Fun/html..., < that particular "copy" of the html directory will disappear, < but it was never really there to begin with. < < If you have a mirror site, you will need to use rsync to get < your daily updates. I don't know that much about this business < myself, having never had to set up a mirror site (I rely so < much on the kindness of strangers...), but I'm told it's < pretty easy to do, and light on the bandwidth and all those < good things, etc. A sample command for mirroring Doctor Fun < would be: < < $ rsync -av ibiblio.org::Dr-Fun/ /path/to/local/mirror/dir < < The rsync man page is here. < < I am hopeful that the mirror sites that are updating (some < seem to be a little sporadic, but I appreciate the thought) < will continue to mirror using rsync. There might be other ways < to do it using http, but that is up to you. < < If you are not mirroring Doctor Fun and are simply one of my < cherished readers, you will not see any change at all. < < Thanks ot Adrianne at ibiblio for helping me with this. < Adrianne also set up a second area for some of the files on < the /Dr-Fun tree. I will be moving some of the extraneous < stuff, like the running pictures to this area so that mirror < sites don't need to pick these things up if all they want is < the cartoons. In fact, I might add more silly things that < don't belong under the /Dr-Fun directory and everybody will be < a winner. < < July 21, 2003 < * Stay tuned for an announcement about mirroring and Doctor < Fun file locations. We are either going to move to using < rsync, and put all the Doctor Fun files in the html branch < of ibiblio (meaning ftp access goes away), or put the html < files in the /Dave/Dr-Fun directory so that this hated < recursive symbolic link that makes people think the files < aren't updating goes away. If you have an opinion about < this, let me know. Thanks. < * Tardy on the logo again. < * Happy Birthday, Mom! < < July 9, 2003, I've eliminated the bizarro linkage between the < /html file under /Dr-Fun/html and /Dr-Fun, which maybe used to < be useful but now causes nothing but problems. If this has < messed up your mirroring, contact me and I'll, um, do < something, I'm not sure what. < < July 1, 2003, for no particularly good reason other than to < have a news item, and because I suppose it keeps me fit to < draw more cartoons, I've updated the running pictures to < include two more races, one recent, and one from last summer. < Not much of an explanation for either of them, except you can < follow the pictures from start to finish. If you like this < sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you might like. < * 2003 Kettle Moraine 100-mile/100K Endurance Runs. I made < it all the way through the 100-miler. < * 2002 Iceland Ultramarathon (55K). < < June 16, 2003, haven't forgot the the logo - busy, busy - < you're still getting the new cartoons. < < June 9, 2003, due to a little scheduling problem, I didn't < update the cartoon Monday, but there is no break this week. < New logo soon. < < June 6, 2003, next Monday's cartoon will be updated late, < probably Monday afternoon my time, but there will be new < cartoons next week - no break. < < June 2, 2003, my as it turns out not-very-trusty Sony VAIO pen < tablet computer suddenly crapped out on me due to an expensive < and proprietary cable that breaks, however this should not < interrupt production. Back to the old ways... --- > September 1, 2003, Doctor Fun will be on break for two > (hopefully only two) weeks starting next week. 397c302 < Is Doctor Fun Copyright (c) 2002 David Farley? --- > Is Doctor Fun Copyright (c) 2003 David Farley? 427a333,430 > August 11, 2003 - All the stuff described below has been done. > > July 24, 2003 - Hi everybody! In about two weeks, which would > be about August 8, we will be moving things around a little, > and putting all the Doctor Fun files into the /public/html > directory tree on ibiblio. The name of the root directory will > still be "/Dave" in order not to break a gazillion (I wish) > bookmarks and links, but now the rest of the Doctor Fun files > will actually hang off the /Dave directory and there will be > no more wacky recursive symbolic links between the /Dave > directory and the /ftp directories. Ftp access to Doctor Fun > on ibiblio will be discontinued. At last look, we were getting > about 90 ftp transactions per day compared to about 40K http > transactions in the /Dr-Fun directory. If you are one of those > 90 transactions, I apologize, and hope you will be able to get > the file through http. Keep in mind some mirror sites may > continue to run ftp, and there's nothing wrong with that - it > just doesn't seem to be the right place for it at ibiblio > anymore (ftp access at ibiblio is mostly geared to software > distros and stuff like that). Also, if you are reading the > pages through the recursive directory /Dave/Dr-Fun/html..., > that particular "copy" of the html directory will disappear, > but it was never really there to begin with. > > If you have a mirror site, you will need to use rsync to get > your daily updates. I don't know that much about this business > myself, having never had to set up a mirror site (I rely so > much on the kindness of strangers...), but I'm told it's > pretty easy to do, and light on the bandwidth and all those > good things, etc. A sample command for mirroring Doctor Fun > would be: > > $ rsync -av ibiblio.org::Dr-Fun/ /path/to/local/mirror/dir > > The rsync man page is here. > > I am hopeful that the mirror sites that are updating (some > seem to be a little sporadic, but I appreciate the thought) > will continue to mirror using rsync. There might be other ways > to do it using http, but that is up to you. > > If you are not mirroring Doctor Fun and are simply one of my > cherished readers, you will not see any change at all. > > Thanks ot Adrianne at ibiblio for helping me with this. > Adrianne also set up a second area for some of the files on > the /Dr-Fun tree. I will be moving some of the extraneous > stuff, like the running pictures to this area so that mirror > sites don't need to pick these things up if all they want is > the cartoons. In fact, I might add more silly things that > don't belong under the /Dr-Fun directory and everybody will be > a winner. > > July 21, 2003 > * Stay tuned for an announcement about mirroring and Doctor > Fun file locations. We are either going to move to using > rsync, and put all the Doctor Fun files in the html branch > of ibiblio (meaning ftp access goes away), or put the html > files in the /Dave/Dr-Fun directory so that this hated > recursive symbolic link that makes people think the files > aren't updating goes away. If you have an opinion about > this, let me know. Thanks. > * Tardy on the logo again. > * Happy Birthday, Mom! > > July 9, 2003, I've eliminated the bizarro linkage between the > /html file under /Dr-Fun/html and /Dr-Fun, which maybe used to > be useful but now causes nothing but problems. If this has > messed up your mirroring, contact me and I'll, um, do > something, I'm not sure what. > > July 1, 2003, for no particularly good reason other than to > have a news item, and because I suppose it keeps me fit to > draw more cartoons, I've updated the running pictures to > include two more races, one recent, and one from last summer. > Not much of an explanation for either of them, except you can > follow the pictures from start to finish. If you like this > sort of thing, this is the sort of thing you might like. > * 2003 Kettle Moraine 100-mile/100K Endurance Runs. I made > it all the way through the 100-miler. > * 2002 Iceland Ultramarathon (55K). > > June 16, 2003, haven't forgot the the logo - busy, busy - > you're still getting the new cartoons. > > June 9, 2003, due to a little scheduling problem, I didn't > update the cartoon Monday, but there is no break this week. > New logo soon. > > June 6, 2003, next Monday's cartoon will be updated late, > probably Monday afternoon my time, but there will be new > cartoons next week - no break. > > June 2, 2003, my as it turns out not-very-trusty Sony VAIO pen > tablet computer suddenly crapped out on me due to an expensive > and proprietary cable that breaks, however this should not > interrupt production. Back to the old ways... >
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