Mailing-List: contact cygwin-apps-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-apps-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com From: Chris Faylor Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 16:46:23 -0400 To: cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Subject: Re: FAQ-O-Matic (Was: perl-5.6.0 ready for test! (IMPORTANT READ THIS MESSAGE ON MAINTAINER STATUS!)) Message-ID: <20000823164623.H5907@cygnus.com> Reply-To: cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-apps AT sources DOT redhat DOT com References: <8600BF007197944F8DD3906E40CB428005D83C AT itdomain001 DOT itdomain DOT net DOT au> <20000822204228 DOT B770 AT cygnus DOT com> <39A3238D DOT 3C8A6160 AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> <1845-Wed23Aug2000130354+0100-starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk> <20000823151941 DOT G5205 AT cygnus DOT com> <39A42785 DOT F35F82DF AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.6i In-Reply-To: <39A42785.F35F82DF@ece.gatech.edu>; from cwilson@ece.gatech.edu on Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 03:35:33PM -0400 On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 03:35:33PM -0400, Charles Wilson wrote: >Chris Faylor wrote: >> The machine is pretty beefy but the network connection isn't. In fact, >> I've been contemplating elminating direct cygwin downloads from sources. >> They are pretty much swamping the connection. > >If you do this, then the /private/ section needs to be mirrored as well. >I have no evidence, but I believe that the bulk of the the downloads are >folks trying to test the latest & greatest -- e.g. my cvs stuff, or >Michael's sumo-rpm stuff... The bulk of the downloads are ftp downloads. cgf