Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
Thanks for all your answers. Sorry for creating all that fuss -- I should have interpreted Theo's answer correctly. Martin [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
On 10/05/07, Emilio Perea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 12:10:13AM +0200, Martin Toft wrote: > Nobody answered my second "question" though :) Maybe nobody knows the > answer? :) > Summary: I was once told not to use openbsd.org; it was said that > www.openbsd.org was the only valid site (ignoring mirror sites). Is this > just bullshit? I think the question was answered indirectly when he mentioned www.openbsd.org being a mirror site. As I understand it, openbsd.org is the "root" site (probably in Theo's house) but www.openbsd.org is the main mirror located at the university. It has much higher bandwidth so it should be used instead. As a matter of courtesy as well as practicality, you should use www.openbsd.org instead. www.openbsd.org has some scripts and pages that no other mirror carries, i.e. /cgi-bin/man.cgi, /cgi-bin/cvsweb and a few others. But you don't have to worry about it -- all mirrors link to www.openbsd.org for those pages that they are not supposed to carry. Cheers, Constantine.
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 12:10:13AM +0200, Martin Toft wrote: > Nobody answered my second "question" though :) Maybe nobody knows the > answer? :) > Summary: I was once told not to use openbsd.org; it was said that > www.openbsd.org was the only valid site (ignoring mirror sites). Is this > just bullshit? I think the question was answered indirectly when he mentioned www.openbsd.org being a mirror site. As I understand it, openbsd.org is the "root" site (probably in Theo's house) but www.openbsd.org is the main mirror located at the university. It has much higher bandwidth so it should be used instead. As a matter of courtesy as well as practicality, you should use www.openbsd.org instead.
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 12:10:13AM +0200, Martin Toft wrote: > Nobody answered my second "question" though :) Maybe nobody knows > the answer? :) Summary: I was once told not to use openbsd.org; it > was said that www.openbsd.org was the only valid site (ignoring > mirror sites). Is this just bullshit? Yes, it's bullshit, and yes, Theo answered your question. www is a mirror. -- o--{ Will Maier }--o | web:...http://www.lfod.us/ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *--[ BSD Unix: Live Free or Die ]--*
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
On 5/10/07, Martin Toft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 06:33:19PM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > 1. www.openbsd.org replies with "Forbidden" at the moment -- but I > > guess most people already know. > > www.openbsd.org is a mirror on a good network connection. > > at the moment it is recovering from having eaten itself. Thanks for your answer. Nobody answered my second "question" though :) Maybe nobody knows the answer? :) Summary: I was once told not to use openbsd.org; it was said that www.openbsd.org was the only valid site (ignoring mirror sites). Is this just bullshit? Again, sorry for the noise (especially if it is just bullshit...). Now that I've started a thread about it, I feel I have to complete the quest. I think Theo answered your second question. BTW, love Theo's technical answer to the bigger problem. Greg
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
On Wed, May 09, 2007 at 06:33:19PM -0600, Theo de Raadt wrote: > > 1. www.openbsd.org replies with "Forbidden" at the moment -- but I > > guess most people already know. > > www.openbsd.org is a mirror on a good network connection. > > at the moment it is recovering from having eaten itself. Thanks for your answer. Nobody answered my second "question" though :) Maybe nobody knows the answer? :) Summary: I was once told not to use openbsd.org; it was said that www.openbsd.org was the only valid site (ignoring mirror sites). Is this just bullshit? Again, sorry for the noise (especially if it is just bullshit...). Now that I've started a thread about it, I feel I have to complete the quest. Martin [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
On 5/9/07, Theo de Raadt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1. www.openbsd.org replies with "Forbidden" at the moment -- but I guess > > most people already know. > > www.openbsd.org is a mirror on a good network connection. > > at the moment it is recovering from having eaten itself. > > Like the snake on the new Rush CD, "Snakes and Arrows"? ;)
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
> 1. www.openbsd.org replies with "Forbidden" at the moment -- but I guess > most people already know. www.openbsd.org is a mirror on a good network connection. at the moment it is recovering from having eaten itself.
Re: www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
You can still get to the FAQ. I have a search box setup in FF and I was able to get to it... So the whole site ain't down, probably a permissions issue??? On 5/9/07, Martin Toft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Two small things: 1. www.openbsd.org replies with "Forbidden" at the moment -- but I guess most people already know. 2. Long time ago I was told that I shouldn't use openbsd.org, as it wasn't/isn't the official site. I was told to always use the www subdomain. Maybe this was just some people pulling my chain, however, I remember having discovered small differences between the two sites (for more than a year ago, though). The two names point to different addresses (this may mean nothing or everything). Please enlighten me :) Sorry for the noise. Martin [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]
www.openbsd.org (and vs openbsd.org)
Two small things: 1. www.openbsd.org replies with "Forbidden" at the moment -- but I guess most people already know. 2. Long time ago I was told that I shouldn't use openbsd.org, as it wasn't/isn't the official site. I was told to always use the www subdomain. Maybe this was just some people pulling my chain, however, I remember having discovered small differences between the two sites (for more than a year ago, though). The two names point to different addresses (this may mean nothing or everything). Please enlighten me :) Sorry for the noise. Martin [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]