On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:37:28 -0500, Matthias Julius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> That's why I have a local CNAME debian.debian.zugschlus.de which I try >> to have pointing to a working germany-based mirror most of the time. >> Saves me from updating all clients in case of a mirror failure. > >If you have more than a few clients it might be a good idea to have >your own private mirror. Then, if your upstream mirror has a >temporary problem your private one will be a little bit out of date, >but your clients won't notice.
I don't think that is superior to my CNAME solution if the systems are distributed. Larger sites can have a squid with holding time for .deb files beefed up. >And your clients will get a faster >response, too. Only if the mirror is in the local network, which means that all clients should be in the same LAN. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834