On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 09:21:48AM +0000, Hyrum K Wright wrote: > 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.
If you fancy patching the cgi, I dont see that it is impossible to do that. > > I guess my main point was: is there a way to only show mirrors which > are up-to-date? 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.) Sure, we do often remove mirrors when they fall out of sync, but this is not a daily task, nor is it automatic. > > -Hyrum > > On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Tony Stevenson <pct...@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 Looks like that mirror is badly out of date.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.fiel...@gmail.com> > >> Date: Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM > >> Subject: SVN 1.7.0. alpha source code > >> To: us...@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 > > > > t...@pc-tony.com // pct...@apache.org > > t...@caret.cam.ac.uk > > > > http://blog.pc-tony.com > > > > GPG - 1024D/51047D66 > > --------------------------------------" > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org > > > > iEYEARECAAYFAk33Js8ACgkQyceSTlEEfWYy2ACcCPF4/qOs1kYfTYh+J8KsEuha > > xo0AnRahtx8LSe0CalZLHYo/YPmwRNna > > =zS6O > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > -- Cheers, Tony --------------------------------------- Tony Stevenson t...@pc-tony.com // pct...@apache.org t...@caret.cam.ac.uk http://blog.pc-tony.com GPG - 1024D/51047D66 --------------------------------------"
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