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smackinla@cc.curtin.edu.au (Pat Mackinlay) writes:


>> In <matth.732433404@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
>> matth@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Matthew Hannigan) writes:
>> 
>Firstly, are there any plans to replace the various mirrors on archie.au 
>with (perhaps) links to the original archives? Also, is there any way to 
>actively redirect overseas FTP requests to archie's alex filing system? Is 
>this not a good idea? I suspect that the caches would work better with more 
>traffic, up to a certain limit of course.

Yes, this would be the current plan when the software gets stable 
enough. We are going to try alex for cacheing the Internet Radio
stuff, coming soon... If that works, we'll probably try kermit and a
few others...

>The impression I get (note, no figures) is that FTP accounts for the vast 
>bulk of traffic on the US link, right? If so, then surely an active 
>redirection scheme, if possible, would vastly cut this? Of course, the 
>traffic is still really there, but the caching should reduce it 
>significantly...

Almost certainly, if we can get people to use the cache. I once
suggested disabling FTP os from all hosts except archie.au once alex 
is working correctly. Wouldn't that be an ideal world! Don't panic, it
isn't likely to happen.

>Finally, one "feature" I noticed was that the files I looked at were dated 
>1st Jan 1970, what one might call a rather "suspicious" date <grin>.

'll leave Michael to comment on that one...

>BTW: All the comments above are on the assumption that the system 
>eventually moves out of the testing phase...

Hopefully soon...

Regards, Craig