Re: IPv6 web mirror
On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 11:42:46AM -0400, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
> > If the answer is positive, we should set you up with a separate rsync
> > account to alleviate the security concerns and be able to use pushing.
>
> I assume this is the same process used by the other official web
> mirrors?
Yes.
> > How do you think we should reference this mirror in the mirror lists?
> > I'm mainly concerned about the small dropdown list at the top of every page.
> > Using "United States (IPv6)" comes to my mind as the obvious option, but
> > that sounds like it would be a bit too long.
>
> "United States (IPv6)" sounds like the right thing. If that doesn't
> work due to length constraints, "6bone (IPv6)" might work, especially
> since the current state of IPv6 routing makes geographical proximity
> even less relevant than it is in IPv4. It's not that uncommon to see
> IPv6 sites whose only connectivity is via a tunnel to a site on the
> other side of the planet.
I see. Can you do some testing from other contintents via IPv6 to check if
mentioning the US is worthwhile? :)
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