Re: FTP mirror

Rik van Riel (H.H.vanRiel@phys.uu.nl)
Mon, 7 Sep 1998 20:44:08 +0200 (CEST)


On Sun, 6 Sep 1998, Hans Eric wrote:

> Go get gnu wget. Install it and run in regularly (cron). Example crontab entry:
> 0 4 * * * cd /ftp/mirror;/usr/local/bin/wget -m
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel

The 'mirror' program will be better, as the wget method does not
delete obsolete files and doesn't give you the flexibility and
configurability you might want.

> Contact the site you wish to mirror so they can announce that you
> are an official mirror.

This is crucial... Otherwise your mirror site probably won't
be used ;)

Rik.
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