From owner-freebsd-stable Wed Apr 25 20: 4:24 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from isotope.rootprompt.net (mail.rootprompt.net [208.53.161.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72D6D37B423 for ; Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:04:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from robert@rootprompt.net) From: "Robert Banniza" To: "David W. Chapman Jr." , "Michael VanLoon" , Subject: RE: Problems getting 4.3 release iso images Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:05:21 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0CDD3.D24821B0" In-Reply-To: <009501c0cdf8$53b49160$931576d8@inethouston.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0CDD3.D24821B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit If you guys are still having problems, I have the 4.3 Release ISO on my site. It can be found under the FreeBSD section or just go to http://www.rootprompt.net/SOFTWARE/4.3-install.iso. Hammer away... Robert -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David W. Chapman Jr. Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 7:27 PM To: Michael VanLoon; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems getting 4.3 release iso images There are alternative download sites, its not too extremely hard to use an ftp search engine to find it, or actually buy the cd. There are plenty of other ways to download it that people interested in upgrading might use so you can't wait until the iso is available before anouncing it to those who buy the cd or cvsup to it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael VanLoon To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 9:11 PM Subject: Problems getting 4.3 release iso images I don't mean to be too critical of you guys, because I know you work hard and are busy, but... 4.3R might have gone a bit smoother if you had actually pushed it out to all your mirrors before announcing it. Currently, ftp.freebsd.org, usw1 and usw2 are totally inaccessible (or if I do get through, pretty much unresponsive). I tried connecting to ftp2.freebsd.org through ftp10.freebsd.org. None of them have this release mirrored, except ftp10, and the image on ftp10 is corrupt (truncated to only 45MB in size). A little foresight goes a long way, and I assert that the load would be quite a bit less on ftp.freebsd.org if the mirrors actually had a copy to distribute. (FWIW I'm speaking specifically of the ISO CD image. It might be available in other forms (binary or source dist) but I was not interested in those.) ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C0CDD3.D24821B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
If you=20 guys are still having problems, I have the 4.3 Release ISO on my site. = It can be=20 found under the FreeBSD section or just go to http://www.ro= otprompt.net/SOFTWARE/4.3-install.iso.=20 Hammer away...
 
Robert
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG=20 [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of David W. = Chapman=20 Jr.
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 7:27 PM
To: = Michael=20 VanLoon; freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Problems = getting=20 4.3 release iso images

There are alternative download sites, = its not too=20 extremely hard to use an ftp search engine to find it, or actually buy = the=20 cd.  There are plenty of other ways to download it that people = interested=20 in upgrading might use so you can't wait until the iso is available = before=20 anouncing it to those who buy the cd or cvsup to it.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Michael=20 VanLoon
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, = 2001 9:11=20 PM
Subject: Problems getting 4.3 = release=20 iso images

I don't mean to be too critical of you guys, because I know you = work hard=20 and are busy, but...

4.3R might have gone a bit smoother if you had actually pushed it = out to=20 all your mirrors before announcing it.

Currently, ftp.freebsd.org, = usw1 and=20 usw2 are totally inaccessible (or if I do get through, pretty much=20 unresponsive). I tried connecting to ftp2.freebsd.org through=20 ftp10.freebsd.org. None of them have this release mirrored, except = ftp10,=20 and the image on ftp10 is corrupt (truncated to only 45MB in = size).

A little foresight goes a long way, and I assert that the load = would be=20 quite a bit less on ftp.freebsd.org if the mirrors actually had a = copy to=20 distribute.

(FWIW I'm speaking specifically of the ISO CD image. It might be=20 available in other forms (binary or source dist) but I was not = interested in=20 those.)

 

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