> I maintain a mirror of ftp.debian.org for internal use (we've got several > linux machines), however, the last several times I've started to run > mirror its reported: > > compare directories (src 8356, dest 32957) > > I'm not too keen on letting 3/4 of the mirror get toasted, so I've > killed the mirror before it could start its delete phase. After > investigating a little, it seems that most of the missing files where > in the WebPages hierarchy that is empty now. Is this the new policy or an > accident or...?
This is the new policy. Most FTP mirrors don't have any need for the webpages. > I guess I don't mind the loss of the bug tracking system, > etc.. but the list archives were nice to have. You should still have the list archives in ..../debian/debian-lists (in mbox format instead of HTML). Hope this helps, Ray -- UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan