Re: Fw: [Debconf-discuss] cdn.debian.net (Re: Columbia Debian mirror
Yasuhiro Araki (ar@debian.org) wrote on 9 August 2010 11:06:
>010 at 6:54 AM, Carlos Carvalho <carlos@fisica.ufpr.br> wrote:
>> Yasuhiro Araki (iron@araki.net) wrote on 8 August 2010 22:38:
>> >Carlos and debian-mirrors,
>> >
>> >> I suggest cdn uses the addresses given by the mirror administrators,
>> >> at least for those in the official mirror list. It's probably the
>> >> safest method.
>> >
>> >Right.
>> >However, it requires collaboration with each mirror administrators.
>> >Current cdn.debian.net uses debian mirrors without collaboration.
>>
>> You have the address(es) in the official mirror list. So, at least for
>> these you can continue to work without contacting the admins. These
>> are the most important mirrors.
>
>Right.
>However, I think cdn.debian.net can run without daily maintenance.
>Automatically checking mirror servers status.
Sure. I just mean that you use the official list to configure your
check list.
>> >If "ftp.br.debian.org" apache server uses mod_rewrite to process
>> >"http://200.17.202.1/debian"; -> "http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/";,
>> >current cdn.debian.net can use it.
>>
>> Yes. However, the same IP hosts several mirrors, and we'd rather not
>> hard-code the IP to only one of them. That's what name-based virtual
>> hosts are for.
>>
>> Besides, now that cdn is gaining momentum it'd be better if it were
>> sufficiently general to not depend on such individual hard-codings.
>
>I understand.
>I would like to add new feature for cdn.debian.net which reply CNAME.
>I think it can use for CNAME virtual host.
Good. That's what name-based virtual hosts do. Please tell the list
when you have a new version. I bet many will be eager to try it :-)
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