Re: ftp/www mirrors in the U.S.?


Fri, 10 Nov 1995 17:01:05 -0500

On Thu, 09 Nov 1995 15:52:52 +0100, jools@arnod.demon.co.uk (Julian Arnold) wrote:
>I know of, and have mentioned in the raif FAQ, two sites which mirror the
>if-archive: <ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/doc/misc/if-archive/> and
><ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/misc/if-archive/>. I haven't checked out the wustl
>site, but I have had a look at the funet one. ATM I am finding I get better
>transfer rates when d/l from funet than from gmd itself (I'm in the UK).

Problem with wustl is it is often slower and just as hard to reach as
gmd. I keep running into a problem with a machine down between here
(we were -5 GMT at the time) and gmd in the early mornings
(mid-afternoon there, at +1 GMD). In the evenings, wustl is often maxed
out on the number of anonymous users and I can't get in, but it's
late-night at gmd.

So even though wustl is much closer to me, I find gmd is easier to reach
and transfers faster most of the time.

--
Carl (ravenpub@southwind.net)
* I've got a chainsaw... what could go wrong?