Re: [Fwd: ftp probs]

[Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com>]

  In message < Pine.GSO.4.21.0006211627060.16472-100000@nunki.dbai.tuwien.ac.at >
you write:
  > On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Jason Molenda wrote:
  > > The problem is entirely with gcc/cygwin - reduce the ftp load of those
  > > two (both of which have extensive mirroring networks) and the bandwidth
  > > problems evaporate.
  > 
  > I'm also working on this problem, from the GCC side of things:
  > 
  >  o From our web pages we no longer refer to ftp://gcc.gnu.org when it
  >    comes to snapshots, but only list our mirror sites.
  > 
  >  o Shortly I will do the same for our releases.
  > 
  > Jeff, currently the "new snapshot is now available" mails directly
  > specify "egcs.cygnus.com:/pub/egcs/snapshots/2000-06-19". Would you
  > mind changing that to " http://gcc.gnu.org/snapshots.html "?
  > 
  > As far as I understood DJ's analysis, this alone has the potential
  > to save at least 10% (possibly more) of overall traffic.
I don't mind changing it; however, we need to make it clear to folks not
using web browswers how to get snapshots too.  ie, we need to note at
least one site that can be used via raw ftp.

I don't see how we can do that and list a mirror since the snapshot process
won't know when mirrors have sucked down the latest snapshot.

Suggestions?

jeff