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Re: Fwd: SVN 1.7.0. alpha source code

From: Daniel Shahaf <d.s_at_daniel.shahaf.name>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:02:11 +0300

Hyrum K Wright wrote on Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 09:21:48 +0000:
> We have asked them to use a different mirror, but several of them (in
> my own testing) appear to have the same problem. For a user
> attempting to get source code, it can be a frustrating experience,
> which ultimately leads to admit defeat and walk away.
>
> I guess my main point was: is there a way to only show mirrors which
> are up-to-date?

If the first one or two mirrors fail then we [c|sh]ould be directing the
downloader to www.{eu,us}.apache.org itself...?

(and asking him to drop a note to infra@ about the stale mirror)

> Alternatively, should non-up-to-date mirrors be
> removed from the rotation? (They can hardly be considered "mirrors"
> if they don't accurately reflect reality.)
>
> -Hyrum
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Tony Stevenson <pctony_at_apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hyrum,
> >
> > Looks like that mirror is badly out of date.  The subversion folder doesnt exist.
> >
> > http://apache.mirror.anlx.net/
> >
> > Ask the user to select a different mirror.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 09:12:43AM +0000, Hyrum K Wright wrote:
> >> Hi Infra!
> >>
> >> We received this message from a user earlier today.  As it is our
> >> first release through the Apache mirroring system, I want to ensure
> >> we're not goofing something up.  We're using the standard mirroring
> >> cgi script, with a template file largely copied from APR.  Our
> >> download page is here:
> >> http://subversion.apache.org/download/
> >>
> >> And our scripts can be found here:
> >> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/subversion/site/publish/download/
> >>
> >> Some of the mirrors seem to work fine, such as:
> >> http://apache.favoritelinks.net/
> >>
> >> But a number of mirrors return 403 or 404 error, these include:
> >> http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/apache/
> >> http://mirrors.dedipower.com/ftp.apache.org/
> >> and many others.
> >>
> >> Another (possibly-related) problem occurs when attempting to change
> >> the mirror.  The form submits, but the mirror doesn't change to the
> >> expected one.
> >>
> >> Any pointers on either of the above problems would be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> -Hyrum
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: David Fielder <david.j.fielder_at_gmail.com>
> >> Date: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM
> >> Subject: SVN 1.7.0. alpha source code
> >> To: users_at_subversion.apache.org
> >>
> >>
> >> Attempting to download  SVN 1.7.0. alpha source code
> >>
> >> from http://apache.mirror.anlx.net/subversion/subversion-1.7.0-alpha1.zip
> >>
> >> I get this error.
> >>
> >> Forbidden
> >>
> >> You don't have permission to access
> >> /subversion/subversion-1.7.0-alpha1.zip on this server.
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> Apache/2.2.9 (Debian) PHP/5.2.6-5 with Suhosin-Patch Server at
> >> apache.mirror.anlx.net Port 80
> >>
> >> please help
> >>
> >
> > --
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tony
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------------------
> > Tony Stevenson
> >
> > tony_at_pc-tony.com  //  pctony_at_apache.org
> > tony_at_caret.cam.ac.uk
> >
> > http://blog.pc-tony.com
> >
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