Re: rsync support

David Cooper <[email protected]> writes:

> common-lisp.net is now pointing to the same IP addresses as
> gitlab.common-lisp.net (which is the same as future.common-lisp.net). 

Good to know, thank you.  I tried that on the suggestion of the top news
item under "Latest Common-Lisp.net news" on the home page.

> What is that rsync URL protocol? Is that a service we need to set up
> on the new host? 

An efficient file synchronization protocol.  Since the early days, you
could access all project data through rsync.  See this link

https://web.archive.org/web/20040606094613/http://www.common-lisp.net/rsync.shtml

This was a reasonable feature back then.  Even now, two decades later,
rsync is still a preferred way for sites to have their data mirrored in
bulk.

> If so, Carl, would you consider setting that up for us if I provide
> credentials?

I would certainly consider helping out.  But, if there is an alternate
way to get this feature without standing up a new service that could add
to the maintenance burden, it would seem worthwhile to try it out first.

Kindly,

Carl