[plug] Official Kernel.org mirror

[Gary Allpike]

The problem with all of this of course, is that whoever happens to be
hosting linux.org.au has to pay for all this data.

To date I have managed to feed the vast majority of data into linux.org.au
through WAIX peering links and minimized the cost.

Unfortunately, Q-Net have informed me that they no longer want to have the
server located on their network, and I am having to arrange to have it
moved elsewhere.

It is becoming likely that I may have to pay for traffic to the server if
it becomes too great.

regards

Gary Allpike


On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Matt Kemner wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, David Campbell wrote:
> 
> > > >From an article on slashdot.org recently it appeard that kernel.org are
> > > looking for _official_ mirrors to be served by a roud-robin dns or alike.
> >
> > I don't think being in the main ring is such a good idea. It would be
> > fine for sites in the US, access from anywhere in the US to anywhere
> > else in the US is fairly consistent. 
> 
> The original message (posted to linux-kernel by HPA) says they plan to set
> up " a
> 
>        ftp://ftp.<locality>.mirrors.kernel.org/kernel.org/
>       http://www.<locality>.mirrors.kernel.org/kernel.org/
> 
>   uniform URL (via roundrobin CNAME DNS) scheme.  The exact spec for
>   the uniform URL is not set in stone at this point, but probably
>   will be in the next few days."
> 
> So linux.org.au wouldn't be in the "main ring" but would be in either
> ftp.au.mirrors.kernel.org or
> ftp.perth.mirrors.kernel.org
> 
> or something similar.
> 
>  - Matt
>