Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 01:03:24 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@wemm.org> To: freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp-master.freebsd.org is alive ... Message-ID: <20010426080324.ED184380A@overcee.netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20010426055959.01952380A@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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Peter Wemm wrote: > The intent is to provide (preferably) rsyncd access for all the primary > mirrors around the place, and probably also ftpd as a fallback for systems > that cannot (or will not) run rsync for some reason. Actually, now that I think about it some more, mixing ftp and rsync is a Really Bad Idea. things like mirror, spegla etc work in *local time*, while rsync works in UTC. ie: if you rsync to a machine in a different timezone, the modtimes are adjusted. eg: a file with an 8pm timestamp originating on the US west coast will appear with an 11pm timestamp in the east coast. ftp mirroring will make it appear as 8pm everywhere. Starting a mirror with rsync and switching to mirror/spegla/etc would cause every file to be refetched. I think for sanity, this means rsyncd only. Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message
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