Please do, if it's not too much trouble. I found rsync to be really useful in downloading the large .iso images, as it has all kinda neat features, like the ability to resume downloads, do checksums, etc. You may want to consider making it available via rsyncd(?).
John Hebert --- Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a T1 at work and could host it there if y'all > are interested. > > Shannon > > On Thu, 2001-10-25 at 15:07, John Hebert wrote: > > Choppy, > > > > Most FTP/HTTP servers around the globe hosting > those > > CD images are pretty slammed right now. Putting > the > > images on some local server would at least make it > > available to BRLUG members with faster connections > > than dial-up. I can download about 80KB/sec > sustained > > and sometimes much faster than that. > > > > So: > > > > 650,000,000 kilobytes / 80,000 kilobytes/sec = > 8125 > > seconds / 60 seconds = 135 minutes. > > > > That is assuming that I am able to download > > _kilobytes_ instead of _kilobits_. Guess I'm off > to > > www.dslreports.org for a quick test. > > > > Sure, I agree that dial-up connections will be > very > > slow, but even if you were downloading the files > from > > a server connected to your ISP, you would notice a > > higher sustained throughput rate overall, merely > > because you are both on the same local network. > > > > John Hebert > > > > --- Chopin Cusachs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Maybe I'm a cup of coffee short of awake, but I > > > don't see > > > how putting the images on a webserver would make > up > > > for snail pace dial-up connection. > > > > > > At 06:59 AM 10/25/01 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Dangit, a little too quick on the trigger... :) > > > > > > > >There must have been a problem with disk 2. Can > > > anyone > > > >confirm the exact size of the .iso image for > disk > > > 2? > > > > > > > >Also, if you have download both images and have > the > > > >drive space, bandwidth and know-how, consider > > > setting > > > >up a simple webserver and webpage so that > others > > > can > > > >download them. > > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > > your subscription information. > > > ================================================ > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. > > http://personals.yahoo.com > > ================================================ > > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > > your subscription information. > > ================================================ > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > Shannon Roddy California Institute > of Technology > [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston > Observatory > ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane > fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
