Re: [gentoo-mirrors] ATTN: Gentoo Portage mirrors, please change your sync target

[Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org>]

On 06/14/2010 09:58 PM, Dylan Vanderhoof wrote:
> Updated rsync27.us.gentoo.org and switched to IPv6 for rsync to the master.
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> I also noticed that the rsyncXX.xx.gentoo.org DNS entries have no AAAA records even when IPv6 is supported, is that something we need to update?
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> -D

Hi.

Eventually, we will get to that point. We don't want to do it all at 
once quite yet. One thing at a time. :) Actually, this thread has shown 
that our community mirrors have more IPv6 support that I thought.

For more information: 
http://blog.jolexa.net/2010/06/13/gentoo-mirrors-mixed-ipv4ipv6-rotations/

-Jeremy


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> On Jun 13, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Jeremy Olexa wrote:
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>> Hello,
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>> *** If you manage a Gentoo Portage mirror, please change the config to sync from "masterportage.gentoo.org" instead of rsync1.us. You can use the A or AAAA record at your discretion. ***
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>> As you know, up to now, we've asked new Gentoo Portage mirrors to sync from rsync1.us.gentoo.org. This was mainly for historical reasons. However, we would like to use rsync1.us as a community mirror entry someday and create similar DNS entries for distfiles and portage. (masterdistfiles&  masterportage).
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>> Thanks again for your continued support of Gentoo Linux,
>> Jeremy
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