Subject: Re: rsync service will move from ftp.netbsd.org to anoncvs.netbsd.org
To: NetBSD User's Discussion List <netbsd-users@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 04/01/2004 18:40:18
[ On Monday, March 29, 2004 at 20:29:19 (-0500), Thor Lancelot Simon wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: rsync service will move from ftp.netbsd.org to anoncvs.netbsd.org
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 07:55:13PM -0500, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> > 
> > What's going to happen to the hostname "rsync.netbsd.org"?
> 
> Nothing.  The FTP server will continue to provide rsync service for other
> modules.

Ah, OK...

> Unfortunately, as I pointed out, we can't do so, for rather complicated
> operational reasons to do with the environment on the anoncvs server.

OK, oh well....  we shall adjust!  ;-)

> Luckily, the module name is not the same, either, so users cannot, for
> instance, accidentally re-fetch all the data or delete everything they
> already have.

Ah, yes, of course (though I wouldn't want to bet on the latter (no
delete) for some older versions of the common rsync client)!  Thanks for
the clue!

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