mirror synchronization flags?
seth vidal
skvidal at phy.duke.edu
Thu Dec 15 04:39:48 UTC 2005
On Wed, 2005-12-14 at 21:29 +0100, Thomas M Steenholdt wrote:
> seth vidal wrote:
> > 1. wrong list for this discussion - the mirrors discussion list is more
> > appropriate
> > 2. you'd need the mirrors to use a consistent script in order to ensure
> > that the files were retrieved in a correct order such that the semaphore
> > file was retrieved last. This has proved to be harder to get folks to do
> > than you would expect.
>
> 1. okay - i've been looking for the mirrors discussion list and can't
> seem to find it - any chance somebody could post a link os something?
>
It's a private list for mirror admins only. From the way you were
speaking I thought you were already a mirror admin.
> 2. I can't imagine this would be a problem for the official mirrors?
Then you need a better imagination.
> I
> believe it's a matter of finding a solution (simple protocol if you
> will) that allows the mirrors to provide an even better service without
> too much fuss. It could also be a great way for a central
> (fedoraproject.org or something) status page that could easily poll the
> official mirrors for status and such.
that's what bouncer is for.
-sv
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