Re: ftp.nl.debian.org
On Tue, Feb 27, 2001 at 10:48:07AM +0100, Paul Slootman wrote:
> On Tue 27 Feb 2001, Martin Quinson wrote:
> >
> > ftp.renater.fr.debian.org -> marseille (renater is the name of the net on
> > which the machine in Marseille is)
> > ftp.proxad.fr.debian.org -> ftp.fr.debian.org (on net proxad)
> >
> > (It may be more server and alias for france, but these are the only ones I'm
> > aware of)
> >
> > Why don't you use the same scheme in nl ?
>
> The physical location of a server doesn't say much about how close it
> is network-wise. ftp.nl.debian.org is in Amsterdam, but to reach it
> from a town 30km away it goes via Frankfurt (as mentioned earlier).
I know. But these names are easier to remember...
> Perhaps there should be aliases with the name of major ISPs, e.g.
> ftp.cistron.nl.debian.org is the ftp site best suited for cistron clients,
> ftp.uunet.nl.debian.org is for uunet clients, and
> ftp.casema.nl.debian.org isn't reachable :) (casema is a cable ISP with
> lots of problems).
That's exactly what I wanted to say ;)
Bye, Mt.
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