Bug#296807: ftp.nz.debian.org

2006-05-19 Thread Jacob Doherty
I notice this bug, while old still appears to be open. It appears Citylink (www.citylink.co.nz) who provide the mirror for ftp.nz.debian.org may have changed their access policy recently. I'm connected through Telecom/Xtra (one of the two big Telecommunications companies in New Zealand who do n

Bug#296807: ftp.nz.debian.org inaccessible from NZ internet

2005-06-02 Thread Matt Brown
On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 02:29 +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Does it? Those requirements include: > # It must have a decent connectivity (relative to the respective > country). [...] > > I don't know NZ enough to comment whether it is "decent". > Thanks for contributing your local knowledge. This is wher

Bug#296807: ftp.nz.debian.org inaccessible from NZ internet

2005-06-02 Thread MJ Ray
Matt Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > As you mentioned it's a fairly complex problem and there isn't a simple > answer however my understanding is that the current ftp.nz.debian.org > mirror provided by Citylink meets the requirements for an official > primary country mirror listed at http:

Bug#296807: ftp.nz.debian.org inaccessible from NZ internet

2005-06-02 Thread Matt Brown
On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 23:48 +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > I'm not sure how debian should react to this. I'll send this to > debian-project, as it's not really a technical problem. Should > we react to the complaint in bug 296807, or encourage this > "public good" offered by WIX by keeping citylink as ftp

Bug#296807: ftp.nz.debian.org inaccessible from NZ internet

2005-06-02 Thread MJ Ray
Jon, thanks for the note from ihug. Can you cc the above bugs address on your next reply, please? I've been talking to collaborators in NZ and it seems that this is a symptom of a rather complex local problem. One description is at http://publicaddress.net/default,2213.sm#post2213 I'm not sure ho

Bug#296807: ftp.nz.debian.org inaccessible from NZ internet

2005-06-02 Thread MJ Ray
The only other debian mirror in NZ listed seems to be ihug.co.nz - I don't know whether they'd be interested in being ftp.nz.debian.org instead. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]