Mirror Site Form Letter

[Erik Gault]

I think it is important to at least provide a reference to a pretty good
explanation of what is expected of each tier of mirror and to describe the
range of traffic possible.  The nz and br folks mentioned their relatively
small size and traffic but they still obviously serve their purpose in
their regions well.  In contrast, ftp2.freebsd.org hovers around
10-20Mbits/sec at all times, and during releases it has spiked up over
300Mbits/sec for substantial periods of time.  Probably the most useful
thing someone considering starting a new mirror could see would be
statistics from a number of the existing mirrors to use as a reference.  I
know Murray has been interested in getting better statistics from the
mirrors, perhaps as part of all this "organizing" we can also put together
a semi-standardized statistics collection methodology.  Or at least a list
of statistics a mirror should provide "if possible" with some example
scripts they can adapt.

Ken Smith said:
>
> One thing Jun asked me to do is be the first to respond to a new
> mirror site request, passing on the results to him.  I'd like to
> have a form letter that takes care of collecting all the info
> that should be recorded about a site, as well as making sure that
> they seem to know what they're doing (using my previous example,
> making sure it's not a teenager who thinks his new broadband connection
> is cool...).
>
> Can you please comment (to me) on the following?  Is it appropriate?
> Did I miss anything?  I am also interested in how well it can be read
> and understood by people whose first language is not English.  Is
> this too "American" in how things are said?  Should things be phrased
> a bit differently so they are better understood by a wider variety
> of people?
>
> Thanks...
>
> ------------------
>
> Please do not feel insulted by the following questions.  We receive offers
> to become an Official FreeBSD Mirror from a wide range of people.  Some of
> those people fully realize the responsibilities they are taking on.
> Others
> do not know what they are getting themselves into.  The information
> requested
> below is meant to help us make sure you do realize what it is you are
> getting
> into as well as provide us with some information that will help us
> integrate
> your site into the Mirror System.
>
> 1) What is your Organization's name and location (Country, City, and
>    State/Province/etc)?
>
> 2) Please provide a contact name, email address, and phone number.
>
> 3) What is the speed of your Network connection(s) and what Regional
>    Network(s) are you connected to?
>
> 4) What is the current machine architecture (processor, physical memory,
>    and disk space provided for mirroring) and Operating System (we will
>    NOT hold it against you if this is not FreeBSD).  Please also include
>    the hostname and IP address.
>
> 5) What FTP Daemon do you use (ProFTP, wu-FTP, etc)?  If users will have
>    access via the Web which Web Server to you use (Apache?)?
>
> 6) Do you run the mirroring data pulls as a different user than your
>    anonymous FTP user?  This is not a requirement at this time but
>    but it is highly advisable.  The FreeBSD Releases are now being
>    staged to the mirror sites several days before Release Day with
>    the file permissions closed down and this split user setup is the
>    only way that can work.
>
> 7) What would you prefer to use for your data pulls?  Tier-1 Mirror
>    Sites can use cvsup, the various FTP based tools (omi, mirror, etc),
>    or rsync.
>
> 8) What do you use to limit the impact of your FTP server on your
>    network?  Typically this is a bandwidth limit or a limit on the
>    number of anonymous FTP users.
>
> 9) If you are not completely in charge of your site (for example, if
>    you are the Administrator of one Department inside of a University)
>    have you obtained the permission of the Organization to become a
>    Mirror Site?  At times being a Mirror Site may have a noticable
>    impact on your Organization's network infrastructure.
>
> Thanks for your interest in providing a FreeBSD Mirror Site.
>
>
> ------------------
>
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> 						Ken Smith
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