Hi Karl.
>>>> 3 contrib.redhat.com/libc6/ directory shows empty and /libc5 has a
>>>> old version of axutils 22 in it
>>> This is why I get frustrated with you Richard. It appears you have
>>> a very poor internet server. I KNOW that contrib.redhat.com works
>>> because I used it yesterday! And there I got the proper ax25-util
>>> in rpm form. Try it again and what you want is the libc6/i386/
>>> directory. Type ls ax* and you will see the file.
>> That may not necessarily be true - I've had exactly the same happen
>> with the SunSite UK mirror thereof, and I get a solid 400k/s ftp
>> download from that via the university's T1 link.
>> As far as I can tell, it's to do with the way mirroring is implemented
>> at SunSite UK since each directory that's being mirrored appears to go
>> offline for a while, then reappear automatically with the newly
>> mirrored files in it...
> I have zero problems with contrib.redhat.com and ftp.f6fbb.org and
> they are across the pond from each other. If your having problems
> they are at your end.
For reference, I've never had problems with ftp.f6fbb.org either, and
I've never tried contrib.redhat.com myself, as the transatlantic link
is far too busy when I'm able to be online. Please note that I quite
SPECIFICALLY referred to the UK MIRROR thereof.
What appears to happen with the Sunsite-UK mirror is that as each
top-level directory is reached by the mirroring software, that
directory vanishes from any external connections, and reappears about
when the mirroring software leaves it (at which time the next
directory mirrored shows empty).
Why it happens, I have no idea, only that it does...
> As the internet usage doubles every year it will not be long before
> no-one will get anything.
The fact you quote bears little relation to the conclusion you draw
from it, otherwise the Internet would have ground to a halt years ago.
> But today you can get anything from anywhere.
No you can't - nor has that ever been possible to date.
When I can ftp into the Pentagon and download whatever thay have on
record about me, THEN I'll believe that claim...
Best wishes from Riley.
