-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA224 > On Monday 15 December 2014 15:23:42 you wrote: >> On Mon December 15 2014 15:18:38 Timothy Pearson wrote: >> > As far as I know this has been resolved with the new mirroring system. >> >> Kuiper seems to have stopped updating many days ago. Copernicus >> then updated for a while but hasn't as far as I can see updated >> in at least three days. It seems to have roughly 26% of R14 final >> but it doesn't seem to be used by the redirector. >> >> (I have not seen nightly builds being mirrored so I don't know >> why mirrorservice.org is no longer updating.) >> >> Consequently significant portions of each install are served >> from the master server at lower speeds over the congested uplink. >> I've seen downloads from the master server at reasonable speeds >> but I've too often seen them crawling at 8KBps. >> >> In short the new system seems to be reliable but slow for regular >> installs and upgrades. When R14 Final attracts more downloaders >> I would expect further declines in download speeds. Meanwhile >> for those of us who need to create local partial mirrors the new >> mirroring system is unusable until a complete and consistent >> mirror forms. >> >> --Mike > > How about making usbkeys available with a mirror on it . For Debian, top > level > of /debian would be nice. > > You can get smaller sized usbkeys at Amazon, 8gb for $5, not sure how much > I > would pay for this service ...it is worth something though. > > http://tinyurl.com/npefdgs > > "Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes" > > -- > Peace, > > Greg M > Archive SCC This is a good idea; even better would be a TDE branded drive if they could be obtained cheaply. I know some fundraising ideas were bantered about earlier, then they died as I didn't have the time to look into them. I should resurrect those ideas. :-) Would $15 + shipping be acceptable for a full Debian/Ubuntu mirror on a USB key? Tim -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iFYEARELAAYFAlSPn90ACgkQLaxZSoRZrGHzSADgyy32xPHj43sV6zakJqOhH62S nE7WhjHHCsDFsADdHQvKCOmfk5s1+VSykSkKEg3f0HO/f83Ss/Hz4Q== =EpT5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----