ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot

2004-07-14 Thread Mark R. Diggory
Sorry for the cross post but this seems relevant to both these groups. I was thinking about the subject of mirroring and redirection for the ASF Repository. Currently, there was some discussion on the Depot list concerning this. I feel we could address this subject again for both groups interest

Re: ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot

2004-07-14 Thread Adam R. B. Jack
- Original Message - From: "Mark R. Diggory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:48 AM Subject: ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot > Sorry for the cross post but this seems relevant to both these groups. > > I was thinking about the subject o

Re: ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot

2004-07-14 Thread Erik Abele
On 14.07.2004, at 17:40, Adam R. B. Jack wrote: - Original Message - From: "Mark R. Diggory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 8:48 AM Subject: ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot ...snipped a lot of good points... Hmm, it seems to me that infra@

Re: ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot

2004-07-14 Thread Mark R. Diggory
Erik Abele wrote: I suspect their views would include what you suggest, that distribution might save some nomimal (c.f. artifact sizes) bandwidth savings & give some CPU saving, but it'd be at significant loss of 'control' (of well behaved clients). Central control over this seems the most appeal

Re: ASF Repository, closer.cgi and Depot

2004-07-14 Thread Erik Abele
On 14.07.2004, at 19:57, Mark R. Diggory wrote: But then this becomes a project spanning both the Repository group and the various clients out there "Depot/Maven/etc". And agreement on the GEO_IP request protocol and xml format etc becomes a touchy subject don't they? Maybe but as I understood i