See answer of the mirrorservice team.
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Simon Paillard
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I don't guarantee
www.mirrorservice.org to run rsync or ftp
primarily when we are under heavy load.
That can and will break its ok at the momment
as I have had a host failure.
please use for these.
ftp.mirrorservice.org
rsync.mirrorservice.org
Thanks.
Phill.
On Sat May 16 11:50:03 2009, simon.paill...@resel.enst-bretagne.fr wrote:
> severity 517982 wishlist
> retitle 517982 mirrors: www.mirrorservice.org warning in rsync banners
> about address
> thanks
>
> On Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 11:16:01AM +0000, Jonathan Wiltshire wrote:
> > Package: debian-cd
> > Severity: minor
> >
> > While pulling an rsync of the CD images from this GB mirror, the
> banner
> > indicates:
>
> Thanks for the notice.
> As there is no functionnal issue, wishlist is more relevant here.
>
> > "Welcome to the University of Kent's UK Mirror Service
> > <snip>
> > Please use rsync.mirrorservice.org for rsync access rather than
> > ftp.mirrorservice.org."
> >
> > However, the DNS records for both addresses are currently identical,
> > so this should just be a change to protect us in future.
>
> The team behind mirrorservice can certainly confirm: for the moment
> the
> Debian mirror list specify only www.mirrorservice.org. Do you want a
> separate rsync entry ?
>
> (though as tested today rsync is functionnal on all
> www.mirrorservice.org backends)
>
> Best regards.
>
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Senior Computer Science Computing Officer (The Mirror Service)
University Of Kent At Canterbury
Computer Science Systems At http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/systems/
The UK Mirror Service At http://www.mirrorservice.org/
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