On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Stas Bekman wrote: > Thomas Klausner wrote: > > Hi! > > > > I was just thinking about mirroring the mod_perl docs here in Austria > > (in fact, I was thinking about asking our SysAdmin if we have some > > bandwith left ..), but: > > > > * do we want official or unofficial mirrors > > > > * if yes, we should add a place somewhere to link to them. I guess the > > best place would be to add a new top-level docset called "Mirrors" > > (somewhere near the end of the menu) and list all mirrors there (and > > maybe add some info/links to info on how to set up a mirror) > > > > If we want mirrors, I'll add those items ... > > We have discussed this issue before. My opinion is that we don't want > any official mirrors. The reason: Search the web for the mod_perl guide. > You will find dozens of "mirrors" which are very very outdated and > include erroneous information. Making official mirrors, meaning that you > have to monitor those mirrors and make sure that they get updated.
Notwithstanding the issues below, one way to check up on mirrors is to do something like CPAN does - keep a file on the master site that is touch()ed every day, and then have a script run daily that grabs this file from the mirrors and checks the timestamp - if this indicates a mirror that is older than x days, send a friendly reminder, or just delete the site from the mirror list. > There are also technical problems with mirrors, e.g. the search won't > work, certain hidden objects aren't linked (e.g. 404.html), etc. [ ... ] best regards, randy kobes --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
