From owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 26 07:36:03 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A15CA37B401 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:36:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU [128.205.32.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAF8343FAF for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:36:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU) Received: from electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (kensmith@localhost [127.0.0.1]) h5QEa2br007108 for ; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:36:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from kensmith@localhost) by electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h5QEa1VM007107 for freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:36:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:36:01 -0400 From: Ken Smith To: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030626143601.GC4506@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Mirror Site Form Letter X-BeenThere: freebsd-hubs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Distributions Hubs: mail sup ftp List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 14:36:04 -0000 One thing Jun asked me to do is be the first to respond to a new mirror site request, passing on the results to him. I'd like to have a form letter that takes care of collecting all the info that should be recorded about a site, as well as making sure that they seem to know what they're doing (using my previous example, making sure it's not a teenager who thinks his new broadband connection is cool...). Can you please comment (to me) on the following? Is it appropriate? Did I miss anything? I am also interested in how well it can be read and understood by people whose first language is not English. Is this too "American" in how things are said? Should things be phrased a bit differently so they are better understood by a wider variety of people? Thanks... ------------------ Please do not feel insulted by the following questions. We receive offers to become an Official FreeBSD Mirror from a wide range of people. Some of those people fully realize the responsibilities they are taking on. Others do not know what they are getting themselves into. The information requested below is meant to help us make sure you do realize what it is you are getting into as well as provide us with some information that will help us integrate your site into the Mirror System. 1) What is your Organization's name and location (Country, City, and State/Province/etc)? 2) Please provide a contact name, email address, and phone number. 3) What is the speed of your Network connection(s) and what Regional Network(s) are you connected to? 4) What is the current machine architecture (processor, physical memory, and disk space provided for mirroring) and Operating System (we will NOT hold it against you if this is not FreeBSD). Please also include the hostname and IP address. 5) What FTP Daemon do you use (ProFTP, wu-FTP, etc)? If users will have access via the Web which Web Server to you use (Apache?)? 6) Do you run the mirroring data pulls as a different user than your anonymous FTP user? This is not a requirement at this time but but it is highly advisable. The FreeBSD Releases are now being staged to the mirror sites several days before Release Day with the file permissions closed down and this split user setup is the only way that can work. 7) What would you prefer to use for your data pulls? Tier-1 Mirror Sites can use cvsup, the various FTP based tools (omi, mirror, etc), or rsync. 8) What do you use to limit the impact of your FTP server on your network? Typically this is a bandwidth limit or a limit on the number of anonymous FTP users. 9) If you are not completely in charge of your site (for example, if you are the Administrator of one Department inside of a University) have you obtained the permission of the Organization to become a Mirror Site? At times being a Mirror Site may have a noticable impact on your Organization's network infrastructure. Thanks for your interest in providing a FreeBSD Mirror Site. ------------------ -- Ken Smith - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu there, funny things are everywhere. | - Theodore Geisel |