On Monday 15 December 2014 17:58:37 you wrote: > > 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 I would pay $15, that is a good starting price for a mirror of the archive. -- Peace, Greg