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Re: Mirror Problems
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 09:50:48AM +0200, DEWI - N. Zacharias wrote:
>Setup.exe reports that the mirror
>
>ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
>
>is no longer on the official Cygwin mirror list.
>
>That seems a bit strange to me because this was a mirror for years and
>worked exceptional fast and stable. Also all the other german mirrors
>disappear from the list.
>
>Ok than I tried the remaining mirrors
>ftp://linux.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
>ftp://ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de
>
>they are not working.
Actually they are both working. The fact that you can't see them does not mean that
sourceware.org can't see them. sourceware.org maintains the list.
>Only basemirror.de works.
>
>Why all the working mirrors disappear and why do the most of the remaining not work ??
>Who made this decision ?
Perhaps reading http://cygwin.com/mirrors.html might help you
understand. The short answer is that the mirror does not have a current
set of packages. If it does get up to date soon it will automatically
go back on the list.
Btw, exaggerate much?
cgf
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