Steve Basford wrote: > Due to me nearly running out of bandwidth last month (17gb out of a 20gb > host package), some urgent changes were needed to the signature hosting, > otherwise I'd start getting charged for the extra bandwidth :( > > So, to keep this short, here's a to-do list ;) > > *** One: Mirrors *** > > Three new mirrors are now available, in preferred order: > > Mirror 1: A huge thanks to http://dotsrc.org/ (formerly known as > SunSITE.dk) as they are now a mirror for my signatures, hourly updating > from the main site. > > Mirror 2: Thanks to http://tiscali.nl, as they seem to be a mirror for > my signatures, hourly updating from the main site > > Mirror 3: Thanks to a special offer deal from Surpass Hosting, I setup a > sanesecurity.co.uk domain, to try and ease the load from the main > sanesecurity.com site. > > So, please could you all change your download scripts to download from > the above mirrors, not only will this help avoid me getting hit with > hosting charges but you benefit as you should be able to increase the > frequency you check for download changes.
This bash script stub doesn't solve the preferred order, but it does randomize the process. There's more than one way to do this - it's the concept that is important :) : # randomization for selecting server let "RoundRobin = $RANDOM % 3 + 1" case "$RoundRobin" in 1) echo "Getting list from SaneSecurity" /usr/local/bin/wget -q -N --input-file=$SaneFileList >/dev/null 2>&1 ;; 2) echo "Getting list from Dotsrc" /usr/local/bin/wget -q -N --input-file=$DotsrcFileList >/dev/null 2>& ;; 3) echo "Getting list from Tiscali" /usr/local/bin/wget -q -N --input-file=$TiscaliFileList >/dev/null 2>&1 ;; esac I use a file list so I need only one connection to the server to grab both files. The transfer occurs only if the source is newer than the local copy. That requires the gzip files be processed such that their time stamp remains unchanged. I use redirection: # gzip < phish.ndb.gz >phish.ndb And there are other ways to do this. The important thing is to preserve the stamp so wget does not waste bandwidth and download an unchanged version. This capability is also available in curl. This is a fantastic and very valuable service, Steve. It is incredibly effective at what it does. dp _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-users.html
