Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:50:25 -0800 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: Robert Watson <robert@cyrus.watson.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp.cdrom.com Message-ID: <199804010350.TAA26383@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 31 Mar 1998 22:31:35 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980331223049.9434K-100000@fledge.watson.org>
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>fledge:/home/ports/print/latex% ncftp ftp.cdrom.com >Sorry, the current limit of 3000 users has been reached. >Please try again in a few minutes. > >Most of the files in this area are also available on CDROM. You can >send email to (or finger) info@cdrom.com for more information or to >order. You may also call our toll-free number to place orders: >1-800-786-9907 or +1-510-674-0783. Orders are taken 24 hours. >User anonymous access denied. >Login failed. > > >Hmm. :) That's pretty extreme. Is the current limitation on user's on >ftp.cdrom.com on the basis of hardware, software, or bandwidth? :) Right at the moment the limit is bandwidth - mostly with Sprint and MCI through the west coast NAPs. The secondary limit is CPU, but that only becomes a problem when we have adequate bandwidth. When Internet bandwidth isn't a problem, we tend not to run so close to the 3000 user limit since people aren't on as long downloading the files. The 3000 user limit is chosen because if it any higher than that, the machine becomes a little sluggish during the peak times of the day and this annoys the archive maintainers. Upgrades are planned to fix that problem and to expand further, with the next goal being 4000-5000 users (depending on how significant the upgrade is). -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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