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On 08/02/2010 08:09, Mark Geisert wrote:
> Hongyi Zhao writes:
>> I know the following cygwin rsync servers which can be used from my
>> location:
>>
>> rsync://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/cygwin/
>> rsync://mirror.averse.net/cygwin/
> [...]
>> I want to pick the one with fastest transfer speed from this
>> list without trying one-by-one.  What code should I use for this
>> purpose?
> 
> I believe that 'netselect' will answer this question for you.  It's not a Cygwin
> package (that I know of) so search the Web for it.  It's off-topic for this
> list. 

  Well, it's not off-topic to mention that the Cygwin website suggests that
'netselect' will answer this question for you!

http://sourceware.org/cygwin-apps/package-server.html#local-mirror

    cheers,
      DaveK

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