[plug] Garry's reply to Linux newbie questions

[James Elliott]

Garry

Thanks for the infromation - it was great.

Kind regards

James Elliott
Ravensthorpe Computers
ABN 34 305 232 710
Tel:   08 9838 1043
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E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
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PO Box 228, Ravensthorpe WA 6346
----- Original Message -----
From: "garry" <garbuck at tpg.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Linux newbie questions


> James,
>
> A mirror is simply a local web site (can be http, ftp etc...) that repeats
> ("mirrors") what is on a popular server. Examples are Debian, linux kernel
> etc. It reduces overseas (read really_really_expensive) traffic..
>
> WAIX is an infrastructure agreement by most on the WA based ISPs, which
> allows cheap or free transfer of data between them. Thats why ppl going to
> ADSL here want free_WAIX_traffic.. It is not counted in their download
> allowance... Free is good.
>
> I'm not full bottle on WAIX, but if you googled for it (say WAIX + Perth)
> you'd get the full story.
>
> Some of the ISPs are NOT part of WAIX. I guess the most notable one
refusing
> to be part of it is Telstra and it's Bigpond. Hence, lots of us avoid
Bigpond
> like the plague. As far as I know, there is not equivalent arrangements in
> the lesser (eastern) states. It comes down to that the people who set up
the
> internet links here in The Early Days(tm) had a clue.
>
> As far as I know, the reason Telstra won't join is because they are knobs.
>
> Regards,
>
> Garry
>
>
> On Sat, 13 Jul 2002 14:43, James Elliott wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I owuld be obliged if you could tell me what these terms mean - they
come
> > up often and it is high time I found out what they are:
> >
> > mirror
> > WAIX
> >
>
>