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Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 01:28:56 +0100
From: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: portsnap mirror servers
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On 18/04/06, Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > How many mirrors does portsnap have, it seems to only have around 3 or
> > 4 and they all located in the .us whilst cvs has dozens around the
> > world.
>
> Two mirrors, actually: portsnap1.freebsd.org, and portsnap2.freebsd.org.
>
> > Is there a eu pool of mirrors available to use or if not is their a
> > way I can apply to host an eu mirror or even 2 eu mirrors.
>
> I have a list of people who have offered mirrors, but so far I haven't
> seen any need for additional mirrors -- the two which already exist are
> showing no signs of slowing down.
>
> Why do you think there should be an .eu mirror?
>
> Colin Percival
>

Whilst portsnap is fast, it is a noticeable speed difference when
using from eu servers, I also think its a good idea for redundancy.

Chris