Re: How much space does a Debian mirror take?
On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 09:38:13 CST Timothy Phan (tphan@asl.dl.nec.com)
wrote:
> I was once want to mirror the debian as well but I was told that
> I need to have a very high speed connection to the ISP. Currently
> I can have upto 28.8 via modem from my house. I'd like to know
> how do I go about getting a high speed connection, the cost of
> all this and process of setting up a mirror. (I have plenty of
> harddrive space 10G in total).
Not at all. I have a debian mirror through a 28.8/33.6 modem. It will take ages (ages=around 2 weeks) to mirror the stuff initially, and then refreshes are quite fast.
If you want to look at high-speed connections, look for ISDNs. But this is much more expensive than standard modems.
Phil.
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