Andrew Kenna([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.07.10 08:59:16 +0000: > Since its obvious that everyone at apache is flat out and doesn't have time > at the moment to fix up the links on the main apache page so they are based > on a site by site basis, ie httpd.apache.org. How about someone does up a > tutorial on how to change the links using mod_rewrite and the guys include > it on the howto become a mirror page. > > I am not very knowledgeable on mod_rewrite but i'm sure someone out there > has done something already to fix this annoying problem. > > Thoughts anyone ?
option 1)
get rid of the *.apache.org hostnames, thus making apache-site a
self-contained rsync target (like it was some years ago)
option 2)
write a howto document and re-engineer dyn-closer.cgi to split up
the www/dev/httpd hosts _and_ include information on what rsync
target goes on which host (this may actually be out of discussion
since several people to not have apache.whatever.com hostnames for
their mirror)
i would choose option 1 and think about a rewrite/40x handler that
redirects if the corresponding file is not found locally. this improves
performance, since the people get the right documents from the right
server and if
- the object is not there
- the whole hierarchy (/httpd/ for example) is not there
- you apache.org guys _want_ to have a file accessed always from the
master site
this would be a pretty sensible choice
first the whole distribution model should be reengineered. is somebody
already doing this? should i propose a transition plan?
brian?
/k
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