Re: mirror up-to-dateness report
>
> > I am experimenting with a script that audits the up-to-dateness of
Debian
> > FTP mirror systems. Here's my report so far:
>
> > These 27 of our 42 listed mirrors are up-to-date. Some may be missing
> > from this list because they are more than 24 hours behind the master
> > copy of the Debian FTP archive, or they don't allow the PASV FTP
> > command (I'll fix my program), or I couldn't contact them this evening,
> > or the root of the Debian archive isn't what is listed in
> > README.mirrors. This report will become more reliable over the next
> > week or so, and will become a regular feature on our web site.
>
> Great idea! What would you think about a script that checks the
> connectivity to a given set of "closest" mirrors based on the "Timezone"
> or so and reports the "fastest" mirror available?
>
Nice idea, but it shouldn't be something that is run on the debian ftp
server. It should be run by all us users trying to find a close, fast
mirror.
Adam Heath
doogie@shianet.org
http://www.geocities.com/Siliconvalley/Park/6562/
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