Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-30 Thread MJ Ray
Peter Palfrader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, MJ Ray wrote: > > Posting a simple mail like "I can't predict why we might want to move > > it, but it seems like a possibility we should leave open and yes, > > ftp-master was a symbolic name, but isn't the best one now. Please use

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-30 Thread Peter Palfrader
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, MJ Ray wrote: > Posting a simple mail like "I can't predict why we might want to move > it, but it seems like a possibility we should leave open and yes, > ftp-master was a symbolic name, but isn't the best one now. Please use > the new symbolic names." a few messages back mig

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-30 Thread MJ Ray
Peter Palfrader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > It's just the usual nit-picking on anybody who actually does anything to > improve our infrastructure. [...] It's also combined with the usual failure by many people who improve our infrastructure to accept they wrote a confusing email (ftp-maste

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-30 Thread Peter Palfrader
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008, Stefano Zacchiroli wrote: > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 09:17:44AM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > > Your second mail (the one referenced in this thread) said: > > Can please someone tell me exactly for the sake of what, we are having > this sub-thread? It just looks pointless to m

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-30 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 09:17:44AM +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > Your second mail (the one referenced in this thread) said: Can please someone tell me exactly for the sake of what, we are having this sub-thread? It just looks pointless to me ... Pretty please, drop it, and go back helping kicking

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-30 Thread Simon Huggins
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:15:58AM +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > > Instead, you seem to be saying, "how could anyone be so stupid as to use > > a non-symbolic name?" when nobody is actually being that stupid. We're > > just using the symbolic name we were told to use the last time the names > > we

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-29 Thread Joerg Jaspert
> Instead, you seem to be saying, "how could anyone be so stupid as to use > a non-symbolic name?" when nobody is actually being that stupid. We're > just using the symbolic name we were told to use the last time the names > were changed. I never intended to say that and my initial mail didnt do

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-28 Thread Thomas Bushnell BSG
On Mon, 2008-09-29 at 07:59 +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > Also, is it really interesting to the average DD where this queue is? > People should be able to upload and expect their packages to end up in > the archive. It really *absolutely* does not matter if that upload goes > straight to ftp-master

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-28 Thread Joerg Jaspert
>> > Please always only use the symbolic names for the places to upload to >> > (ie ftp.upload.debian.org and ssh.upload.debian.org), do not use any >> > machine name directly. Queues may move at any time, without further >> > notice and the symbolic names will be updated. >> What conceivable reaso

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-28 Thread Joerg Jaspert
>> Please always only use the symbolic names for the places to upload to >> (ie ftp.upload.debian.org and ssh.upload.debian.org), do not use any >> machine name directly. Queues may move at any time, without further >> notice and the symbolic names will be updated. > What conceivable reason is the

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-28 Thread Thomas Bushnell BSG
On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 21:51 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 04:59:58PM +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > > Please always only use the symbolic names for the places to upload to > > (ie ftp.upload.debian.org and ssh.upload.debian.org), do not use any > > machine name directly. Que

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-28 Thread Thomas Bushnell BSG
On Sun, 2008-09-28 at 21:51 -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 04:59:58PM +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > > Please always only use the symbolic names for the places to upload to > > (ie ftp.upload.debian.org and ssh.upload.debian.org), do not use any > > machine name directly. Que

Re: ssh.upload.debian.org

2008-09-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 04:59:58PM +0200, Joerg Jaspert wrote: > Please always only use the symbolic names for the places to upload to > (ie ftp.upload.debian.org and ssh.upload.debian.org), do not use any > machine name directly. Queues may move at any time, without further > notice and the symbol