From owner-freebsd-hubs Wed Feb 3 03:17:02 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA13884 for freebsd-hubs-outgoing; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 03:17:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nomad.dataplex.net (nomad.dataplex.net [208.2.87.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA13876; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 03:17:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rkw@dataplex.net) Received: from localhost (rkw@localhost) by nomad.dataplex.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id FAA03834; Wed, 3 Feb 1999 05:16:57 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from rkw@dataplex.net) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 05:16:57 -0600 (CST) From: Richard Wackerbarth To: Satoshi Asami cc: jdp@polstra.com, freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: cvsup5.FreeBSD.ORG is open for business In-Reply-To: <199902030857.AAA16786@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hubs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Satoshi Asami wrote: > * I am happy to announce a new US CVSup mirror site, cvsup5.FreeBSD.ORG. > * The site is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Many thanks to Christian > * Kuhtz for setting up this valuable service! > > I've been wondering, would it be feasible to have aliases like > "cvsup-georgia" and "ftp-texas" so people can more easily pick > the site that's closest to them. Geographically close is NOT the same as topologically close. While it is generally true that domestic sites are "closer" than international sites, I have traceroutes to a site just a few city blocks away. Network traffic from here to there is not too bad. However, the packets manage to visit both the east coast and California before returning to Texas :-( You should also recognize that, although cvsup.FreeBSD.ORG might be only a few miles away from those in the Bay Area, they might still get better service from Atlanta because of server loads. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hubs" in the body of the message