Re: [Security-Discuss] 10.1 x86_64 update mirrors are out of sync

On 12-Jul-05, at 10:02 AM, Michael Riss wrote:

>>> Hello everyone
>>>
>>> Could someone check the master mirror please?
>>> I even tried to sync from the Mandriva corporate rsync server,
>>> but the updates packages are also missing there.
>>>
>
> It works now. Thanks.
>
> As mentioned on the main list, glitches in the Mandriva mirror system
> happen quite often. Is it possible to improve something here?

Sorry, my mail client was being stupid and cut off my single line  
response when I changed my from address.

What exactly was the problem?  Which packages were missing?

Honestly, as much as I'd love to improve the mirror system (or get  
away with it altogether) there isn't much we can do as we're relying  
on the goodwill of volunteers and companies to mirror things.  Some  
mirror hourly, some mirror daily.  Then you get mirrors mirroring  
from other mirrors and you end up with a nice cascade effect.

My preferred solution would be to scrap the mirrors and setup our own  
self-controlled mirrors at strategic geographic locations, but I  
don't think that will happen anytime soon.  To some people, the  
current mirror thing is good enough.  I'm not one who shares that  
sentiment for the most part.

But I'd like to still know what was missing etc.

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