From: gleasokr@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (Kris Gleason) Subject: Re: Suggestion for future SLS ftp distribution (tsx-11 probs) Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 03:58:28 GMT
devet@adv.win.tue.nl (Arjan de Vet) writes:
>In article <1993Apr20.095152.5690@spcvxb.spc.edu> mauritz_c@spcvxb.spc.edu
>writes:
>>Is there some sort of problem with tsx-11.mit.edu? I have been
>>trying to get on there for the last 2 days at various times of
>>the day and night, but it refuses additional anonymous logins.
>>Is there a problem, or has linux experienced a sudden surge in
>>popularity? Or both? :)
>I suggest the following solution:
>A new SLS release is stored in some hidden directory by Peter. Then Peter
>(or somebody else) mails all SLS mirror maintainers a notice saying that a
>new release is available. These maintainers start their SLS mirroring as soon
>as possible and reply to Peter when everything is finished. After two days
>Peter can announce the new SLS release together with a (large) list of sites
>(sorted by country/continent) which have responded with `mirror ready here'.
>I think this is the only way to make tsx-11.mit.edu accesible again.
>Any comments?
How about a different login and password for the mirror programs? Is it
possible to configure them to login as mirror with password protection
so that the mirrors have priority over the anonymous users? Is this easily
done, or would it require lotsa hacking of everybody's code? (just an
idea that popped into my head. forgive me if it's totally inane).
This would require lots less coordination among humans (unless everybody
loses the password).
Kris
-- gleasokr@rintintin.colorado.edu HARDWARE (noun): The equipment that makes up a computer system, not to be confused with software