Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 08:18:34 -0500 (EST) From: Kim Culhan <kimc@w8hd.org> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: majors.i386 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960204081110.13062B-100000@moonpie.w8hd.org> In-Reply-To: <199602040426.OAA03111@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Sun, 4 Feb 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > Kim Culhan stands accused of saying: > > This was recently obtained during a failed attempt from freefall, is > > this delete Ok? > > Since most sup users are the reticent technical types, I'll stand up and > SHOUT ABOUT THIS REALLY LOUDLY. > > _DO_NOT_SUP_FROM_FREEFALL_ Understand, no problem. I will say though that I follow this list rather closely and the only mention I've seen about the alternate sites was a few weeks ago when Jordan announced the need for them. Then there was the announcement re. availability of the supkit. As for mentions about freefall and a critical situaion like this, none that I remember beyond the origonal call but I got the message now. > Freefall is _overloaded_. It is _sinking_. It is the sole cause for true > concern about landfill subsidence in that area. > > If you are in the US, rummage through the .freebsd.org domain; I can resolve > sup2, sup3 and sup4, I'm sure there are more that aren't in there yet. > > If you're overseas, there's likely a server nearer to you; here we have > sup.au.freebsd.org, and sup2.au... at least. > If you sup from Freefall, your hair will fall out, you will give birth to > small hairy aliens that will eat your socks, and _weird_ things may > happen to the state of your source tree. > > Pick a _single_ supserver, and stick with it. You may be half a day or > so behind the bleeding edge, but that will let the commit mails get to > you before you hose everything. I wanted to get it once but the point is well taken. regards kim -- kimc@w8hd.org
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