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From:
David Precious
Date:
November 25, 2010 02:11
Subject:
Re: Reducing rsync cost
Message ID:
201011251010.46301.davidp@preshweb.co.uk
On Wednesday 24 November 2010 10:51:25 David Golden wrote:
> The new "fast" CPAN mirrors use File::Rsync::Mirror::Recent, which
> uses the new RECENT.* files to manage the synchronization process.
> Those files record recent changes (adds/deletes) to the frequently
> changing "authors/" and "modules/" directories. The fast mirrors use
> those files to sync with PAUSE every minute or so with very low
> overhead.
[...]
> See http://tinyurl.com/35t9u3k for instructions on using F::R::M::Recent.
Thanks for the heads-up; I'd not seen that approach. That certainly makes a
lot of sense!
Since at a cursory glance it seems none of the current "fast" mirrors are in
the UK, I'll drop a mail to cpan@cpan.org offering a UK mirror to take part :)
Cheers
Dave P
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