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> From: CoL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 24 September 2002 13:23
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Web site
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>
> Hi,
>
> >>So, why not just redirect people to one of the mirrors listed? This
>
Hi,
>>So, why not just redirect people to one of the mirrors listed? This
>>could be done based on IP (yes it is inaccurate but it is close enough
>>and has the same net effect: pushing people off the main web server) or
>>it could be done by simply redirecting to a random mirror.
I think it woul
> > > could be done based on IP (yes it is inaccurate but it is close enough
> > > and has the same net effect: pushing people off the main web server) or
> > > it could be done by simply redirecting to a random mirror.
> >
> > Have tried both in the past with disastrous results ...
>
> What met
On 24 Sep 2002, Neil Conway wrote:
> Gavin Sherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> > user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional.
>
> I agree; not only that, it has advertisements on it. What's the
> justification fo
Ross J. Reedstrom wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:59:33AM -0400, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Gavin Sherry wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking
the
> > > user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional.
Neil Conway wrote:
> Gavin Sherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> > user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional.
>
> I agree; not only that, it has advertisements on it. What's the
> justification for that, consider
Gavin Sherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional.
I agree; not only that, it has advertisements on it. What's the
justification for that, considering that none of the mirror sit
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 11:26:55AM -0400, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Ross J. Reedstrom wrote:
> >
> > I'd suggest setting a cookie, so I only see the 'pick a mirror' the
> > first time. And provide a link to 'pick a different mirror' that resets
> > or ignores the cookie.
>
> O
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Ross J. Reedstrom wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:59:33AM -0400, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Gavin Sherry wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> > > user to select the mirror, is r
On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 03:59:33AM -0400, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Gavin Sherry wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> > user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional. I am sure this has
> > been discussed
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Gavin Sherry wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional. I am sure this has
> been discussed before but I thought I would bring it up again anyway.
Your point?
> So, why
> > could be done based on IP (yes it is inaccurate but it is close enough
> > and has the same net effect: pushing people off the main web server) or
> > it could be done by simply redirecting to a random mirror.
>
> Have tried both in the past with disastrous results ...
What method will be em
On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, Gavin Sherry wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
> user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional. I am sure this has
> been discussed before but I thought I would bring it up again anyway.
Already being worked on
Hi all,
It occurs to me that opening web page on www.postgresql.org, asking the
user to select the mirror, is rather unprofessional. I am sure this has
been discussed before but I thought I would bring it up again anyway.
So, why not just redirect people to one of the mirrors listed? This could
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