Re: sourceforge uscan
Scott Dier said:
> Josip Rodin wrote:
> > CPAN tries to do something like this, IIRC. We've got a mirror at
> > debian.teleglobe.net that does it, too.
>
> Do either of these attempt to do it by network location rather than
> physical location? debian.teleglobe.net didn't seem to resolve to
> anything different when I tried it from different locations. Do they
> just look at the reverse hostname and pick something on the same
> continent? This isn't accurate enough.
>
> Most sf.net users have the ability to know which mirror is better for
> them, may it be knowledge of network topology or just dumb luck trying
> all the mirrors. Many systems don't get close to that, akamai is close,
> however. (unless they dont have their routing tables right and make
> you use an akamai server 30+ hops from yourself.)
If you see that, do let us know at netsupport@akamai.com, please.
We'd like to know who your ISP is, of course.
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