Re: Mirrors

http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq3.html#ISO may apply to your efforts.

-Jon Radel


Anthony L. Bryan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've made Metalinks for a few OpenBSD ISOs:
> 
> http://www.metalinker.org/samples/openbsd4_i386.metalink
> http://www.metalinker.org/samples/openbsd4_amd64.metalink
> 
> These contain the mirrors and checksums for automatic verification like so
> (priority of mirrors can be listed too):
> 
> 		<verification>
> 		  <hash type="md5">d57bf5b21f9d47052657faddc9bb9e86</hash>
> 		</verification>
> 		<resources>
> 			<url location="at"
> type="http">http://spargel.kd85.com/ftp/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso</url>
> 			<url location="ar"
> type="http">http://openbsd.md5.com.ar/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso</url>
> 			<url location="au"
> type="http">http://ftp.it.net.au/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso</url>
> 			<url location="au"
> type="http">http://mirror.pacific.net.au/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso</url>
> 			<url location="be"
> type="http">http://ftp.scarlet.be/pub/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso</url>
> 			<url location="be"
> type="http">http://ftp.belnet.be/packages/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso</url>
> 			<url location="ca"
> type="http">http://gulus.USherbrooke.ca/pub/distro/OpenBSD/4.0/i386/cd40.iso
> </url>
> 
> Here's another description:
> 'Metalink makes complex download pages obsolete by replacing long lists of
> download mirrors and BitTorrent trackers with a single .metalink file. As
> you might have already guessed, a .metalink file is a file that tells a
> download manager all the different ways it can download a file. The file
> itself takes the form of an open XML standard that can list an unlimited
> number of HTTP and FTP sources as well as BitTorrent trackers and ed2k and
> magnet links.'
> (http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/08/28/metalinks-integrated-bittorrent-htt
> p-and-ftp-downloads/)
> 
> Right now, Metalinks are used by OpenOffice.org, and Linux/BSD
> distributions. FreeBSD is thinking of using it
> (http://wikitest.freebsd.org/Metalink). Metalinks are supported by a number
> of download managers on Unix, Mac, and Win. aria2
> (http://aria2.sourceforge.net/) is a command line download utility that
> works well. Metalink command line tools (http://prog.infosnel.nl/metalinks/)
> can be used to generate metalinks.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> (( Anthony Bryan
>  )) Metalink [ http://www.metalinker.org ]

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