Re: Question on mirrors
M A Young <[email protected]> Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:31:09 +0100 (BST)
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, NP wrote: > Louis Garcia wrote: > > >Do operators of redhat mirrors have access to everything that they > >mirror? > > > No, they have to be chained up in dungeons, blindfolded, until an > encrypted carrier pigeon arrives with the chmod 777 command. I hope you meant 755. Seriously it is just a matter of trust that the mirror operators don't leak the contents, though of course RedHat always has the sanction of cutting off extra mirroring privileges. It will be interesting to see whether ftp.eu.uu.net carries 8.1! Michael Young