www/server mirror.html

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       11/10/12 00:06:15

Modified files:
        server         : mirror.html 

Log message:
        rsync to ftp.gnu.org now supported and recommended, per Ward sysadmin 
#709599)

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/mirror.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.96&r2=1.97

Patches:
Index: mirror.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/server/mirror.html,v
retrieving revision 1.96
retrieving revision 1.97
diff -u -b -r1.96 -r1.97
--- mirror.html 20 Sep 2011 08:16:12 -0000      1.96
+++ mirror.html 12 Oct 2011 00:06:06 -0000      1.97
@@ -15,34 +15,25 @@
 multiplexes between the mirrors, trying to choose one that is nearby and
 up to date.  E.g., <a
 href="http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/";>http://ftpmirror.gnu.org/emacs/</a>
-should go to a mirror's directory of <a href="/software/emacs/">GNU
-Emacs</a>.  We recommend using this generic address wherever possible in
-links, documentation, etc.,
-to reduce load on the main GNU server.</p>
+goes to a mirror's directory of <a href="/software/emacs/">GNU
+Emacs</a>.  We recommend using this generic ftpmirror.gnu.org address
+wherever possible in links, documentation, etc., to reduce load on the
+main GNU server.</p>
 
 
 <h3>Mirroring the GNU FTP server</h3>
 
-<p>Mirroring the entire GNU FTP server requires approximately 100GB disk
-space (as of 3&nbsp;March&nbsp;2011), which is distributed in the
-following way (all values are greatly rounded):</p>
+<p>Mirroring the GNU FTP server requires approximately 30GB disk space
+(as of October&nbsp;2011).  You can rsync directly from ftp.gnu.org:</p>
+
 <pre>
-/gnu+linux-distros 60G
-/gnu 25G
-/video 10G
-/old-gnu 3G
+rsync -rltpHS --delete-excluded rsync://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ /your/dir/
 </pre>
 
-<p>As you can see, more than half the space is taken by the
-<tt>gnu+linux-distros</tt> images. Feel free to exclude those from your
-mirror if you wish. The absolute minimal useful thing to mirror is the
-<tt>gnu</tt> directory.</p>
-
-<p>Due to resource and security concerns, we do not offer direct rsync
-or special FTP service to update mirrors. If you would like to use
-rsync (which is advisable), several reliable third party sites provide
-access to all the material on ftp.gnu.org. They update from us nightly
-and you may access them with (via rsync):</p>
+<p>However, please consider mirroring from another site, again to reduce
+load on the GNU server.  These sites provide access to all the material
+on ftp.gnu.org.  They update from us nightly (at least) and you may
+access them with (via rsync):</p>
 
 <ul>
 <li><tt>rsync://mirrors.ispros.com.bd/gnu/</tt> (Bangladesh)</li>
@@ -54,12 +45,8 @@
 </ul>
 
 <p>rsync is so much more efficient than other protocols that we
-always recommend rsync for mirror transfers. Specifically, with these
-options:</p>
-
-<pre>
-rsync -rltpHS --delete-excluded rsync://mirror/source/ /your/dir/
-</pre>
+always recommend rsync for mirror transfers.  Specifically, with 
+the options above, to ensure an exact copy.</p>
 
 <p>You can keep your mirror private but if you would like to be added to the <a
 href="/order/ftp.html">public mirror list</a>, we require at least a daily 
@@ -217,7 +204,7 @@
 
 <p>Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2011/09/20 08:16:12 $
+$Date: 2011/10/12 00:06:06 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>