From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 6 22:59:40 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA02511 for current-outgoing; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:59:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA02495 Tue, 6 Feb 1996 22:59:34 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199602070659.WAA02495@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: Host localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: uhclem@nemesis.lonestar.org (Frank Durda IV) cc: hackers@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sup%d is broken - I agree In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 06 Feb 1996 20:00:00 +0700." Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 22:59:33 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >[11]"Justin T. Gibbs" >[11]I think that a method of reliably replicating the collections between >[11]servers is in order. I'm not positive that all our servers are using the >[11]same lists and even if they are, there's no guarantee that a change to the >[11]collections on Freefall will propogate. I'll set something up later this >[11]week that will make the whole process automatic for the "child" sup sites. >[11]The supserver kit will become four files: supfile, supfile.conf, >[11]customize.sh, README. > >As I understand sup, it doesn't look for changes the instant you pull >stuff down, but does a scan at regular intervals. If that is true, >read on. You have the option for caching inode information for the collection to improve scalability. In the case of serving these types of collections, there won't be a cached scan file, and the scan will happen at the time a client connects. >Frank Durda IV |"The Knights who say "LETNi" >or uhclem%nemesis@rwsystr.nkn.net | demand... A SEGMENT REGISTER!!! >" > ^------(this is the fastest route)|"A what?" >or ...letni!rwsys!nemesis!uhclem |"LETNi! LETNi! LETNi!" - 1983 > -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================