Re: Cygwin Mirror

r > mirror should automatically appear in the list once it is up to date. > > [2] https://cygwin.com/mirrors-report.html > > > Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. > > Thanks for hosting a Cygwin mirror. > > -- *Emmanuel Marquez* Systems Engineer Phon

Re: Cygwin Mirror

appear in the list once it is up to date. [2] https://cygwin.com/mirrors-report.html Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Thanks for hosting a Cygwin mirror. -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: https://cygwin.com/faq

Cygwin Mirror

Dear Sir/Madam, I hope this email finds you well. Our organization is currently hosting a Cygwin distribution, and we would like to request to be added to the mirror list for Cygwin. Kindly provide us with the necessary steps and requirements to subscribe to the mirror list. We look forward

Re: New Cygwin mirror site

On 02/11/2022 00:03, t...@itefix.net wrote: Hi, A new mirror site is now available: Europe/Germany: https://cygwin.itefix.net (https) Contact: e-mail - p...@itefix.net, contact form - https://itefix.net/contact I have added this to the mirror list. Thank you for providing a Cygwin mirror

New Cygwin mirror site

Hi, A new mirror site is now available: Europe/Germany: https://cygwin.itefix.net (https) Contact: e-mail - p...@itefix.net, contact form - https://itefix.net/contact Kind regards, Tevfik Karagulle itefix.net October 26, 2022 2:00 PM, cygwin-requ...@cygwin.com wrote: > Send Cygwin mailing li

Cygwin mirror in Iran

- Country: Iran - Hosted by: https://bardia.tech - Contact Name: Bardia Moshiri - Contact Email: fakesh...@bardia.tech - HTTP: http://mirror.bardia.tech/cygwin - HTTPS: https://mirror.bardia.tech/cygwin - Bandwidth:1000Mbps -- Problem reports: https://cygwin.com/problems

Re: Cygwin Mirror - FTP - HTTP - HTTPS - RSYNC

our mirror and let us know if we see a problem so we can fix it We are very happy to be able to become a mirror for Cygwin . Mirror *HTTP* URL: http://mirror.clientvps.com/cygwin/ Mirror *HTTPS* URL: https://mirror.clientvps.com/cygwin/ *FTP* Mirror: ftp://mirror.clientvps.com/cygwin/ *RSYNC *Mirror

Cygwin Mirror - FTP - HTTP - HTTPS - RSYNC

very happy to be able to become a mirror for Cygwin . Mirror *HTTP* URL: http://mirror.clientvps.com/cygwin/ Mirror *HTTPS* URL: https://mirror.clientvps.com/cygwin/ *FTP* Mirror: ftp://mirror.clientvps.com/cygwin/ *RSYNC *Mirror: rsync -r rsync://mirror.clientvps.com:/cygwin /path/to/mirror

Re: Request to add SJTUG Cygwin mirror

On 29/09/2020 09:18, Alex Chi via Cygwin wrote: To whom it concerns, SJTUG (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Linux User Group) Cygwin mirror has been up and running for at least one year. Just now I found out that it isn't in the official mirror list. Contact information: sjtug-mirror-mai

Request to add SJTUG Cygwin mirror

To whom it concerns, SJTUG (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Linux User Group) Cygwin mirror has been up and running for at least one year. Just now I found out that it isn't in the official mirror list. Contact information: sjtug-mirror-maintain...@googlegroups.com URL:

Re: Cygwin Mirror Submission

On 2018-07-20 03:01, Mark Geisert wrote: > renzhihao (A) wrote: >> I am writing to apply for becoming a new cygwin mirror. The following is >> the relevant information of our mirror. >> HTTP: http://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/cygwin/ >> HTTPS: https://mirrors.huaweiclo

Re: Cygwin Mirror Submission

renzhihao (A) wrote: To whom it may concern, I am writing to apply for becoming a new cygwin mirror. The following is the relevant information of our mirror. HTTP: http://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/cygwin/ HTTPS: https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/cygwin/ Bandwidth: 1000Mbit/s Location: Shenzhen

Cygwin Mirror Submission

To whom it may concern, I am writing to apply for becoming a new cygwin mirror. The following is the relevant information of our mirror. HTTP: http://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/cygwin/ HTTPS: https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/cygwin/ Bandwidth: 1000Mbit/s Location: Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province

Re: Choose different cygwin mirror without reselecting packages

Christopher Faylor cygwin.com> writes: > On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 11:06:29PM +, Andy wrote: >> Is there a way to switch mirrors without having to reselect >> packages? > > No. Thanks, Chris. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/fa

Re: Choose different cygwin mirror without reselecting packages

On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 11:06:29PM +, Andy wrote: >Andy gmail.com> writes: >> I spent about 30-45 minutes choosing the packages I wanted from >> setup.exe, then proceeded to download. The particular server I >> chose has a delay between files of what seems like infinity, so I >> want to switc

Re: Choose different cygwin mirror without reselecting packages

Andy gmail.com> writes: > I spent about 30-45 minutes choosing the packages I wanted from > setup.exe, then proceeded to download. The particular server I > chose has a delay between files of what seems like infinity, so I > want to switch mirrors without having to re-select packages. I was > ho

Choose different cygwin mirror without reselecting packages

I spent about 30-45 minutes choosing the packages I wanted from setup.exe, then proceeded to download. The particular server I chose has a delay between files of what seems like infinity, so I want to switch mirrors without having to re-select packages. I was hoping that my selection was saved so

Re: Please correct Internode Cygwin mirror URL

On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 05:18:02AM +, Cas Bitton wrote: >Hi Christopher, > >This is a screenshot of the reported issue: >http://i.imgur.com/eLJRn.jpg > >I hope this clarifies any confusion, thank you for confirming the >address has not changed! The URL for your site is, and has been, correct i

Re: Please correct Internode Cygwin mirror URL

Hi Christopher, This is a screenshot of the reported issue: http://i.imgur.com/eLJRn.jpg I hope this clarifies any confusion, thank you for confirming the address has not changed! Thank you, Cas On 07/03/2012, at 12:27 PM, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 01:31:00AM +,

Re: Please correct Internode Cygwin mirror URL

On Wed, Mar 07, 2012 at 01:31:00AM +, Cas Bitton wrote: >Hi Support, Support? >I am writing to inform you that the software Cygwin attempts to obtain >content from a location on our mirror, that does not exist. > >The software is looking for: http://mirror.internode.on.net/cygwin > >The corre

Please correct Internode Cygwin mirror URL

Hi Support, I am writing to inform you that the software Cygwin attempts to obtain content from a location on our mirror, that does not exist. The software is looking for: http://mirror.internode.on.net/cygwin The correct URL is: http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/cygwin/ Regards, Cas Bitton

Re: Is it okay to delete Cygwin (mirror) download directories?

On 5/8/2011 7:23 AM, Jens Schweikhardt wrote: On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 01:32:12AM +0100, Olumide wrote: ... # Now I'm running out of HD space I'm looking to reclaim some of that # space. Is it okay to delete some or all of these directories? I'm # concerned that the Cygwin setup program uses one o

Re: Is it okay to delete Cygwin (mirror) download directories?

On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 01:32:12AM +0100, Olumide wrote: ... # Now I'm running out of HD space I'm looking to reclaim some of that # space. Is it okay to delete some or all of these directories? I'm # concerned that the Cygwin setup program uses one of these folders to # determine what programs I'v

Re: Is it okay to delete Cygwin (mirror) download directories?

On 05/07/2011 07:32 PM, Olumide wrote: Hi - Over the years I've updated my gotten my Cygwin fix from a number of mirrors each one of which has left a massive download directory (in excess of 700Mb) on my hard disk. For example: ftp%3a%2f%2flinux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de%2fcygwin http%3a%2f%2fftp.u

Re: Is it okay to delete Cygwin (mirror) download directories?

On Sun, May 08, 2011 at 01:32:12AM +0100, Olumide wrote: >Hi - > >Over the years I've updated my gotten my Cygwin fix from a number of >mirrors each one of which has left a massive download directory (in >excess of 700Mb) on my hard disk. For example: > >ftp%3a%2f%2flinux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de%2f

Is it okay to delete Cygwin (mirror) download directories?

Hi - Over the years I've updated my gotten my Cygwin fix from a number of mirrors each one of which has left a massive download directory (in excess of 700Mb) on my hard disk. For example: ftp%3a%2f%2flinux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de%2fcygwin http%3a%2f%2fftp.uni-kl.de%2fpub%2fwindows%2fcygwin%2f

Re: cygwin mirror

According to Andreas Worbs on 3/1/2010 7:46 AM: > Hello, > here are the facts about our mirror: Thanks, but you used the wrong email address. According to http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html, you should have contacted sourcemaster@, not cyg...@. -- Eric Blake ebl...@redhat.com+1-801-349-2682 L

cygwin mirror

Hello, here are the facts about our mirror: * URL of mirror: http://artfiles.org/cygwin.org * URL of mirror: ftp://artfiles.org/cygwin.org * Hosting institution, country and city where the mirror is located: Artfiles New Media GmbH, Hamburg, Germany * Contact email address: mir...@artfiles.org *

Re: MD Cygwin mirror

Chelban Vasile wrote: Good day, How can someone become public Cygwin mirror (listed at http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html) ? <http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html> -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Offi

MD Cygwin mirror

Good day, How can someone become public Cygwin mirror (listed at http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html) ? Currently FedoraMD.org has Cygwin mirror at http://repo.fedoramd.org/mirrors/cygwin/ Country: Moldova Country code: MD City: Chişinău Chelban Vasile FedoraMD.org site administrator

Re: Was: Re: New Cygwin Mirror

> > >Oh, and forgot to add -- please don't hijack unrelated threads for your > > >messages. If you're posting a new topic, please start a new thread. > I am quite content not to understand this magic, but it occurs to me > that email clients could in principle do the same thing. They can, and

Re: Was: Re: New Cygwin Mirror

ane mail-news gateway... http://www.gmane.org/ ...and by some magic it constructs newsgroup threads out of the email messages. Your "New Cygwin Mirror" message appeared in the "cvs over ssh with tcsh" thread despite the different subject line. I am quite content not to u

Re: Was: Re: New Cygwin Mirror

William Dunn wrote: My vastest apologies; I had no idea that email used a threaded reply system. I only seek to offer free bandwidth to the furtherance of the Cygwin project. I have emailed the proper contact for mirror requests, and I will try my gosh-darndest not to waste any more of your v

Was: Re: New Cygwin Mirror

>> The Virginia Tech Computer Science department has set up a mirror of cygwin >> [snip] >Oh, and forgot to add -- please don't hijack unrelated threads for your >messages. If you're posting a new topic, please start a new thread. >Igor My vastest apologies; I had no idea that email us

Re: New Cygwin Mirror

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, William Dunn wrote: > The Virginia Tech Computer Science department has set up a mirror of cygwin > [snip] Oh, and forgot to add -- please don't hijack unrelated threads for your messages. If you're posting a new topic, please start a new thread. Igor --

Re: New Cygwin Mirror

On Wed, 5 Apr 2006, William Dunn wrote: > The Virginia Tech Computer Science department has set up a mirror of > cygwin > [snip] > You can add it to the cygwin site if you wish. FYI, quoting from : Contact sourcemaster at this site to report this potential

New Cygwin Mirror

The Virginia Tech Computer Science department has set up a mirror of cygwin on their mirror site, http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/ Cygwin is accessable via http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/cygwin/ and ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/cygwin We're tied into the campus ethernet system, which runs on an OC-12, 622M

Re: local cygwin mirror

What I would expect is that when I do a download only install, the packages I select will be downloaded (of course). When I do it again, I would expect to be presented with new/updated packages that have been added to the remote repository in the interim and I can choose to download or not (via

RE: local cygwin mirror

Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 04:48:45PM -0500, Igor Peshansky wrote: > >On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Brian Dessent wrote: > >> Stuart McGraw wrote: > >>>- setup.exe's idea of what to download seems to depend on what is > >>>installed on the download machine. Is there some way to tel

Re: local cygwin mirror

On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 04:48:45PM -0500, Igor Peshansky wrote: >On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Brian Dessent wrote: >> Stuart McGraw wrote: >>>- setup.exe's idea of what to download seems to depend on what is >>>installed on the download machine. Is there some way to tell setup.exe >>>to only download new/

Re: local cygwin mirror

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Brian Dessent wrote: > Stuart McGraw wrote: > > > - setup.exe's idea of what to download seems to depend on > > what is installed on the download machine. Is there some > > way to tell setup.exe to only download new/updated packages > > that are not already in the download di

Re: local cygwin mirror

Stuart McGraw wrote: > - setup.exe's idea of what to download seems to depend on > what is installed on the download machine. Is there some > way to tell setup.exe to only download new/updated packages > that are not already in the download directory, and not > pay any attention to what is instal

local cygwin mirror

Can someone help me with some info about setup.exe? I have a slow internet connection and downloading a full Cygwin takes a couple days (with about 30% chance of success.) I also have to reinstall Cygwin frequently when Windows is reinstalled on my various machines. And I want to keep my Cygwin i

Re: New cygwin mirror

I did before. I guess I overlooked the contact bit. "...sourcemaster is also the place to send requests to be added to this list." Thanks. Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > Robert Pendell wrote: >> Who should I contact if I want to contribute a new cygwin mirror? Is >> t

Re: New cygwin mirror

Robert Pendell wrote: Who should I contact if I want to contribute a new cygwin mirror? Is there a server I should be using in order to update the mirror? Did you check out: <http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html> ? -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partner

New cygwin mirror

Who should I contact if I want to contribute a new cygwin mirror? Is there a server I should be using in order to update the mirror? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com

Re: How do I set up a cygwin mirror?

On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 01:47:49PM -0500, Tim Brom wrote: >I need to set up a cygwin mirror for my college and I was wondering what >the proper way to do this is, who to notify so it can be added to the >mirrors list, is rsync available "is rsync available?" is a ques

How do I set up a cygwin mirror?

I need to set up a cygwin mirror for my college and I was wondering what the proper way to do this is, who to notify so it can be added to the mirrors list, is rsync available or should I use ftp to maintain the mirror, that sort of thing. I searched the archives and someone posted that http

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

Corinna Vinschen wrote: On Feb 3 15:59, Carlo Florendo wrote: Truth to tell, I was annoyed by cgf, Igor, and Dave's responses and that was great since, for the first time, I experienced the meanness of this list, which is nice and entertaining. I'm honestly shocked. Apparently I'm

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Carlo Florendo wrote: > Igor Pechtchanski wrote: > >On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Dave Korn wrote: > >>>-Original Message- > >>>From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor > >>>Sent: 01 February 2005 14:57 > >>>On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 03:20:54PM +0200, Jani Tiainen wrote:

RE: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

>> Truth to tell, I was annoyed by cgf, Igor, and Dave's responses and >> that was great since, for the first time, I experienced the meanness of >> this list, which is nice and entertaining. > >I'm honestly shocked. Apparently I'm still not mean enough if you didn't >even notice me whne it

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

On Feb 3 06:06, Warren Young wrote: > Corinna Vinschen wrote: > >On Feb 3 15:59, Carlo Florendo wrote: > > > >>Truth to tell, I was annoyed by cgf, Igor, and Dave's responses and > >>that was great since, for the first time, I experienced the meanness of > >>this list, which is nice and enter

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

Corinna Vinschen wrote: On Feb 3 15:59, Carlo Florendo wrote: Truth to tell, I was annoyed by cgf, Igor, and Dave's responses and that was great since, for the first time, I experienced the meanness of this list, which is nice and entertaining. I'm honestly shocked. Apparently I'm still no

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

On Feb 3 15:59, Carlo Florendo wrote: > Truth to tell, I was annoyed by cgf, Igor, and Dave's responses and > that was great since, for the first time, I experienced the meanness of > this list, which is nice and entertaining. I'm honestly shocked. Apparently I'm still not mean enough if

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

Gurus, Our cygwin mirror is on a linux box running trustix secure linux version 2.0. I decided to upgrade to trustix secure linux 2.2 and as I was about to created a bootdisk for a network install, I inadvertently typed: [clipped very sad thing that happened] Since this really doesn&#

RE: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

kirjoitti: > > >>Hello Cygwin Gurus, > > >> > > >>Our cygwin mirror is on a linux box running trustix secure linux > > >>version 2.0. I decided to upgrade to trustix secure linux 2.2 and > > >>as I was about to created a bootdisk for a network install,

RE: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

> -Original Message- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor > Sent: 01 February 2005 14:57 > On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 03:20:54PM +0200, Jani Tiainen wrote: > >list-subscriber kirjoitti: > >>Hello Cygwin Gurus, > >> > >>Our cy

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

On Tue, Feb 01, 2005 at 03:20:54PM +0200, Jani Tiainen wrote: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti: >>Hello Cygwin Gurus, >> >>Our cygwin mirror is on a linux box running trustix secure linux version >>2.0. I decided to upgrade to trustix secure linux 2.2 and as I was about &g

Re: /dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

[EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti: Hello Cygwin Gurus, Our cygwin mirror is on a linux box running trustix secure linux version 2.0. I decided to upgrade to trustix secure linux 2.2 and as I was about to created a bootdisk for a network install, I inadvertently typed: [clipped very sad thing that

/dev/hda overwritten on local cygwin mirror

) (B (BHere's the problem: (B (BOur cygwin mirror is on a linux box running trustix secure linux version (B2.0. I decided to upgrade to trustix secure linux 2.2 and as I was about (Bto created a bootdisk for a network install, I inadvertently typed: (B (Bdd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/hda (B 

md5.sum in root of Cygwin mirror?

G'day All, Can someone remove the md5.sum in the Cygwin root that has zero file size. It is causing problems with the lftp mirroring program. Thanks.Have Fun !! Shane Hill = Shane D. Hill (B.E. Aero. Hons.) Aircraft V

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror? (gold star alert)

Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 05:58:03PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote: Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:49:40PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: -Original Message- From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of luke.kendall Sent: 03 September 2004 02:41 Cygwin-specific expe

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror? (gold star alert)

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 05:58:03PM +0200, Reini Urban wrote: >Christopher Faylor schrieb: >>On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:49:40PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: -Original Message- From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of luke.kendall Sent: 03 September 2004 02:41 >>> Cygwin-specific expertise,

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror? (gold star alert)

Christopher Faylor schrieb: On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:49:40PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: -Original Message- From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of luke.kendall Sent: 03 September 2004 02:41 Cygwin-specific expertise, and move on. The worst experiences, in my opinion, are like this one, that seem t

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror? (gold star alert)

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:49:40PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: > >> -Original Message- > >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of luke.kendall > >> Sent: 03 September 2004 02:41 > > > >>Cygwin-specific expertise, and move on. The worst experiences, in

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror? (gold star alert)

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 01:49:40PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of luke.kendall >> Sent: 03 September 2004 02:41 > >>Cygwin-specific expertise, and move on. The worst experiences, in my >>opinion, are like this one, that seem to come down to

RE: How to detect a broken Cygwin mirror?

> -Original Message- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of luke.kendall > Sent: 03 September 2004 02:41 > Cygwin-specific expertise, and move on. The worst experiences, in my > opinion, are like this one, that seem to come down to a broken mirror: > our mirror rsyncing to it and breaking, and

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror?

On 3 Sep, luke replied to Christopher when he wrote: > > However, since you raise the issue of md5sums, it's hard to see how > > your mirror could be bad and not have setup.exe complain about an > > incorrect md5. > > Righto. I'll write a script to check our mirror, independent of >

Re: How to detect a broken Cygwin mirror?

At 10:26 PM 9/2/2004, you wrote: >On 2 Sep, Larry Hall wrote: >> At 09:41 PM 9/2/2004, you wrote: >> >They also say it's common for it to be very, very hard to remove >> >C:\cygwin - unable to remove it, unable to take ownership, on occasion >> >having to boot into safe mode to get rid of it (

Re: How to detect a broken Cygwin mirror?

On 2 Sep, Larry Hall wrote: > At 09:41 PM 9/2/2004, you wrote: > >They also say it's common for it to be very, very hard to remove > >C:\cygwin - unable to remove it, unable to take ownership, on occasion > >having to boot into safe mode to get rid of it (on the way to trying a > >fresh Cygwi

Re: How to detect a broken Cygwin mirror?

At 09:41 PM 9/2/2004, you wrote: >They also say it's common for it to be very, very hard to remove >C:\cygwin - unable to remove it, unable to take ownership, on occasion >having to boot into safe mode to get rid of it (on the way to trying a >fresh Cygwin install, you see). Perhaps you're runnin

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror?

On 2 Sep, Christopher Faylor wrote: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:41:27AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >SysAdmin here are coming to object to Cygwin - they say they get only > >slightly fewer support requests for Cygwin than they do for Exchange. > >*Usually* they can solve the problem. T

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror?

On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 09:50:47PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote: >However, since you raise the issue of md5sums, it's hard to see how >your mirror could be bad and not have setup.exe complain about an >incorrect md5. Nevermind. I see that's sort of what you were already complaining about in an

Re: How to detect a broken cygwin mirror?

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:41:27AM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >SysAdmin here are coming to object to Cygwin - they say they get only >slightly fewer support requests for Cygwin than they do for Exchange. >*Usually* they can solve the problem. They only call me in for hairier >problems (like t

How to detect a broken Cygwin mirror?

Is there a scriptable way (on the Unix host, or under a working Cygwin install), for us to detect a faulty mirror? The mirrors seem to cause problems very regularly. This is about the 3rd one we've tried. SysAdmin here are coming to object to Cygwin - they say they get only slightly fewer supp