Re: starting up new ftp mirror

Eichert, Diana [2006-03-11, 10:20:56]:
> I can probably get the guy who runs this system to change
> the toplevel dir from "openbsd" to "OpenBSD".
> 
> I read the reminder from alexander that "everything must be
> accessible from /pub/OpenBSD/ whether that is the directory
> name or a symlink is up to you".
> However I noticed that several of the mirror sites listed on
> the "Getting OpenBSD" page don't use "OpenBSD" in their
> directory structure, nor does there appear to be a working
> symlink.  So is this a requirement that's not enforced?

the plan is to move everything to the /pub/OpenBSD layout, so we don't
need to store all kinds of different directory names anymore, which
simplifies the mirror pages maintenance. so, it is definitely required
for new mirrors, and at some point we will ask the remaining mirrors
to switch, too.

steven

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