Hehhehe..
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Ng Kai Hoe Raymond wrote:
> > Few things.. We dun have THAT much space left... that measily 16 gb is not
> > enuf for Rufus OR Tucows....
> It is now really hard to allocate resources, we have
> a 18 G SCSI hardisk on one of the servers but that is
> required for a whole load of other stuff.
> > Other thing is trying to download the entire 100gbs via our 128K line..
> > (oh.. did raymond not tell you, we only have 128k to overseas... the
> > 100mbs was LOCAL-ONLY *hiakz)
> Oh yeah oh yeah, dig it in some more. :)
Of coz I would :)
First u ask for rufus, now u change ur mind and switch to tucows.
Aren't we diversifying too much ? We seem to want to "bao-ka-liao"
I have asked for more space/bandwidth.. U end up give me more
usage/sites/admins... And you said you would give me whatever i need.
*grumble*
I guess as ur mirrors editors, I have not much "say" rite ?
And FYI, the contrib/suse/etc mirrors have achieved only 1 gb
after 1 week of download....
Elvin
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> >
> > Elvin
> > -
> > On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Ng Kai Hoe Raymond wrote:
> >
> > > Tan Zheng Da wrote:
> > >
> > > > A local Linuxberg mirror is sorely lacking (as well as a local
> > > > AllMacintosh mirror!). The difference in download speed of a local
> > > > mirror is really great, esp. if you're on Singapore-ONE. Linuxberg will
> > > > appeal to Linux newbies more than Rufus, cos' users will be familiar
> > > > with the TUCOWS web interface and software ratings. Rufus has a good
> > > > collection but it is plain looking and will appeal more to seasoned
> > > > Linux users.
> > > > Take a look at this URL.
> > > > http://www.linuxberg.com/affiliate.html
> > >
> > > Okie Zheng Da,
> > >
> > > I shall place you fully in charge in mirroring Linuxberg.
> > > Your ftp account has just been transformed into a shell
> > > account. Login and do your stuff. And yes, use ssh and
> > > change your password immediately.
> > >
> > > Fellow editors, meet Zheng Da, a business ad student
> > > in National University of Singapore. Zheng Da has just
> > > joined us. On top of mirroring linuxberg, Zheng Da will
> > > also be writing on his experience of introducing Linux into
> > > a real life working place.
> > >
> > > As a result of the points Zheng Da has made, I suggest
> > > that we do not mirror rufus but mirror Linuxberg instead.
> > > It is true that rufus does not have appealing interfaces
> > > and linuxberg seems to have lesser requirements, only 8
> > > Gb. I hope that there are no objections.
> > >
> > > There will be 6 more members joining us. I will announce
> > > their names when they have affirmed their status. Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Ng Kai Hoe Raymond Pager : 92279944 ICQ UIN : 4878260
> > > Editor, Singapore Linux Portal http://linux.com.sg
> > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > PGP Public Key : http://members.tripod.com/~ngkaihoe/ngkaihoe.txt
> > >
> > > 'This has given me the greatest trouble and still does: to realize
> > > that what things are called is incomparably more important than what
> > > they are.'
> > > - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, "The Gay Science"
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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> Ng Kai Hoe Raymond Pager : 92279944 ICQ UIN : 4878260
> Editor, Singapore Linux Portal http://linux.com.sg
> Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> PGP Public Key : http://members.tripod.com/~ngkaihoe/ngkaihoe.txt
>
> 'This has given me the greatest trouble and still does: to realize
> that what things are called is incomparably more important than what
> they are.'
> - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, "The Gay Science"
>
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