[WBEL-users] New BitTorrent site available

h.stilmack@jach.hawaii.edu h.stilmack@jach.hawaii.edu
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:30:48 -1000


Jamey Fletcher said:
>> > The .torrent files are at http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/cs/Whitebox.html
>
>> Doesn't that dilute the value of the torrents hosted by >whiteboxlinux.org?
> IMHO it would be a far greater service to the community to point to >those
> instead.  Instead of seeding a new trwhiteboxlinux.orgacker, why not just leave a client >on
> the official one?  Even if it is rate-limited, it will help.
>
>I suspect that the ones he's got *are* just the same torrents we have.

No, actually it _is_ another tracker - but you're right. I'll replace the .torrent files on my page with the whiteboxlinux.org ones, and open a downloader to them.

In any case, the FTP mirror is there - can I use rsync to keep the mirror updated? If so, relevant parameters are requested.
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