Re: mirror.cs.wisc.edu

[Roger Midmore <roger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I actually made a mistake for the email address for technical support is
lab@xxxxxxxxxxx
although the I think csl might work as well since it stands for Computer
Systems Lab. But sending to lab actually creates a complaint that is logged and 
taken care of as soon as possible. I forwarded your message on to the 
department though. If you notice anything else just send a message to lab with 
[CSL #354961] in the subject since someone else noticed that to be the proper 
path to the release should be /pub/OpenBSD not /pub/mirrors/OpenBSD. I created 
a request for them to add a link to fix that problem as well.

roger

> In gmane.os.openbsd.misc, roger@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I'm an alumni from the CS Department at Wisconsin who uses OpenBSD and I
> > recently got them to update their mirror page to reflect the fact that
> > they mirror the OpenBSD releases. They have had a mirror for some time but
> > I don't think they have openly publicized the fact. Their servers sit on
> > fiber optic lines to the national backbone in Chicago and I have always
> > found it to be one of the fastest OpenBSD mirrors available no matter my
> > location (even in Europe). Sometimes they can be lax in updating their
> > mirror to the current release but if you send a email to csl@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > (computer systems lab) they will generally update the mirror within a day
> > (M-F 9:00-5:000). I was hoping that Wisconsin could be added to the list
> > of download sites so that other people could take advantage of the
> > services provided by such a outstanding institution.
> >
> > roger
> >
> > btw
> > the actual path to the openbsd releases for both http and ftp is
> > mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/OpenBSD
>
> This mirror seems to be behind a firewall that only permits passive
> transfers, and only using PASV rather than EPSV or Active mode.
> However most clients supporting EPSV use it in preference to PASV,
> so this mirror isn't accessible for them without changing client
> configuration (if they even work out what the problem is).
>
> If it's not possible to adjust the firewall, is there any chance
> that EPSV could be disabled on the server, so clients that support
> it will automatically back to PASV instead?
>
> Thanks!
> Stuart