On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 16:00, jw schultz wrote:
<snip>
> >
> > Still haven't worked out this one - why might a site be setup with the
> > files I want in the FTP archive, but not available for rsync from that
> > same server - or am I not looking in the right places on that server?
>
<snip>
> My point is that there may be any number of reasons, some
> of which may be good ones, for what seems odd to you.
>
> What you might try in such a case is to email the server
> admin, or webmaster (look for appropriate contact info on
> the service greetings or the hompage) and ask about rsync
> for the archives that interest you. Most admins will
> respond favorably to feedback that doesn't insult them.
> It shows them that someone actually appreciates what they
> _are_ doing.
>
> --
> ________________________________________________________________
> J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies
> email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for that explanation. I *suspected* that what you explained was
the likely reason, but was thinking that there might be something I was
missing in my use of rsync. I'll try contacting the admin as you
suggest, though wish me luck being one person asking that of an
anonymous FTP mirror :-)
--
Regards,
Gavin Chester
--
To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync
Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
