Once upon a time, John Reiser <jreiser(a)BitWagon.com> said:
For instance, by default yumdownloader generates no record of which
mirror
you get upon HTTP 302 [or 303] redirection from the master mirror.
In practice you see the ultimate URL only if the connection [attempt]
actually times out. This enables the mirror administrator(s) to hide
from users in most cases of poor service (missing file, stale file,
slower than necessary, ...)
Maybe yum should be changed to send the end-user's email address, so us
nefarious mirror admins can make downloads "slower than necessary" just
for you.
I spent several hours this weekend getting my mirror ready for F11 Beta
and then trying to catch up on rawhide (which had huge churn after the
beta freeze was released). I guess I could have gone without sleep and
cut a few hours off the total time; would that have made you happier?
--
Chris Adams <cmadams(a)hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.