2009/5/5 Mischa Diehm <m...@mailq.de>: > On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 01:38:16PM -0600, Bob Beck wrote: >> Look dude, that ftp site made something available before any of the >> second level mirrors were even opened up to other sites to retreive >> it. Deliberate action was taken to release something early without >> mirroring it from a credible source. Judging by the contents, not all >> of it was exactly 4.5. This is cause for concern to anyone using the >> mirror. > > How many unofficial ftp servers are there on this dangerous > internet which are or might or could be having wrong packages? This is > what ftp.html is all about right? Why is there a list of official > mirrors anyway?
This was a special case though, since kd85.com was previously listed as hosting a second level mirror. Surely it deserves special mention, since so many people would have developed a lot of trust in that mirror.
