Re: [boost] Fwd: SourceForge update May 16, 2001.

From: Dan Nuffer (dnuffer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-18 09:01:19

Why don't you use the normal Sourceforge file release mechanism?  It
provides an HTTP download, which would satisfy all those users who can't get
to the FTP server.

Just wondering.

--Dan Nuffer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
To: "Boost.org mailing list" <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 10:34 AM
Subject: [boost] Fwd: SourceForge update May 16, 2001.

> There were a couple of items in the most recent SourceForge newsletter
> which are of interest to Boost.  Hopefully we will have moved to another
> FTP site before they shut down our FTP usage.
>
> --Beman
>
>  >SourceForge update May 16, 2001.
>  >
>  > ...
>  >
>  >1. SF.NET:  A new shorter domain
>  >
>  >I'm proud to announce that we have a *New* shorter domain name.  You can
>  >now use http://sf.net to access the site.  The URL will expand to
>  >SourceForge.net.  This can be used with just about everything.
>  >Subdomains (ie python.sf.net), email addresses (Pat_at_[hidden]) etc.
>  >Less URL keystrokes means more time for coding. Enjoy.
>  >
>  > ...
>  >
>  >4. DOWNLOAD SERVICES
>  >
>  >The SourceForge.net team has been recently worked to increase the
>  >performance of the SourceForge download services (used in conjunction
>  >with the File Release system on the SourceForge.net website to perform
>  >distribution of software released by your projects).  The download
>  >servers have been tuned for better traffic handling, and we have added
>  >several new mirrors to our server pool, thus increasing the overall
>  >performance of the SourceForge.net download services.
>  >
>  >We have, in the past, provided anonymous FTP services to projects hosted
>  >on SourceForge.net.  These services have been provided through a
>  >comparatively smaller set of machines, with less traffic capacity.
>  >These project FTP services have been separate from the download
services.
>  >
>  >Since the download services have been ramped up to meet the evolving
> needs
>  >of our project constituency, we will now be removing project FTP
services
>  >and provide that additional bandwidth to the download servers.  The
first
>  >phase of this removal process is the removal of existing, unused project
>  >FTP space.  We have performed this removal concurrent with this
>  >announcement.
>  >
>  >Projects who are actively using their project FTP services at this time
>  >may continue to do so; these projects will be contacted in coming weeks
>  >to discuss transition of their content to the SourceForge download
>  >servers.  New projects will not be provided with project FTP space, as
>  >this service is now deprecated.
>
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