Re: [ilugd] Which mirror to use?

2004-09-21 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
Chirpy said on Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 09:39:32PM +0530,: of many mirrors to get the software. What general guideline can one follow to select the mirror site. Physical proximity obviosly does not work. Its something to do about transatlantic cables, gateways and such but what exactly?

[ilugd] Which mirror to use?

2004-09-20 Thread Chirpy
Hi list, While trying to download software one often comes across options to use one of many mirrors to get the software. What general guideline can one follow to select the mirror site. Physical proximity obviosly does not work. Its something to do about transatlantic cables, gateways and such

Re: [ilugd] Which mirror to use?

2004-09-20 Thread Manish Kathuria
Chirpy wrote: Hi list, While trying to download software one often comes across options to use one of many mirrors to get the software. What general guideline can one follow to select the mirror site. Physical proximity obviosly does not work. Normally one would ping the mirror sites and compare