On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:42, Nick Rout wrote: > On Tue, 2004-08-03 at 22:39, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:57, Robert Fisher wrote: > > > On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:53, Nick Rout wrote: > > > > no separate issue, the whole jetstreamgames login thing is to go, not > > > > just the ftp server. Something to do woth the level playing field.... > > > > > > Bummer! > > > > Anybody know if or how we could persuade Paradise to host a Gentoo mirror > > on debian.paradise.net.nz ? > > the point being what? ftp[2].jetstreamgames.co.nz will not necessarily > disappear, just the free access to jetstream users. O I C. I was reading the subject line:- "Jetstream games realm to be axed" I interpreted that as a coup de gras of the first blood.
> if you got any server admin in nz to look at the required specs for a > gentoo mirror they are pretty scary. Indeed. ftp2.jetstreamgames is a distfiles only, very unofficial mirror. [ ... ] > Update Frequency > > > All mirrors must be synchronized every four hours, starting at midnight > in your local time zone. This helps distribute the load out over a > period of time, rather than having all mirrors synchronize at the same > time. They do not update anything like as frequently as Gentoo specify, neither do citylink. I don't think either is mentioned in the official mirrors list. -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
