Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:30:42 +0100 From: Daniel Lang <dl@leo.org> To: jason andrade <jason@dstc.edu.au> Cc: hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp.FreeBSD.org and ftp.dk.FreeBSD.org have 4.5-install.iso ready for download Message-ID: <20020130103042.D81625@atrbg11.informatik.tu-muenchen.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.20.0201301331060.1961-100000@azure.dstc.edu.au>; from jason@dstc.edu.au on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:33:39PM %2B1000 References: <20020130025115.GR9395@freebsdmall.com> <Pine.OSF.4.20.0201301331060.1961-100000@azure.dstc.edu.au>
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Hi Jason, jason andrade wrote on Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 01:33:39PM +1000: [..] > ftp.au.freebsd.org (aka planetmirror.com) has all 5 ISO images now > as well as the release tree and the packages-4.5-release tree. if you're > listing us, can you please add both http and ftp, as we prefer users > to download via http where possible. Out of curiosity, why? I always thought thats abuse of HTTP, since it was not designed for that purpose, and it also lacks the ability of 'regetting' a file, that was not transferred completely. Or am I wrong here? Also I don't see any benefits using HTTP, but maybe I'm missing something here, too. Best regards, Daniel -- IRCnet: Mr-Spock - May His Shadow fall upon thee - *Daniel Lang * dl@leo.org * +49 89 289 25735 * http://www.leo.org/~dl/* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message
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