RE: unknown host when attempting to mirror....

mostly at around 22:00 US time... but it changes... i mean, it really does. it's all around the day. try not using the cname (rsync) but instead use va1.php.net - maybe taking down the number of dns queries would help... or maybe simply try the IP and hope for it not to change =) On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Pat Richard wrote: > Have you noticed a pattern as to the times of the day that it works? I'd > be happy if I could get it to synch once a day. But I haven't been able > to get it to run yet. Rsync works fine when mirroring other sites, like > Apache. I've got 2.4.6 running on a Red Hat 7.x box. > > Thanks! > > -----Original Message----- > From: shimi [mailto:shimi@shimi.net] > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:15 AM > To: Pat Richard > Cc: php-mirrors@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: unknown host when attempting to mirror.... > > > > yup. like i said, 4-5 times out of 24 a day, it doesn't... > > On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Pat Richard wrote: > > > Does it ever work for you? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: shimi [mailto:shimi@shimi.net] > > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:05 AM > > To: Pat Richard > > Cc: php-mirrors@lists.php.net > > Subject: Re: unknown host when attempting to mirror.... > > > > > > > > It happens to me too, 4-5 times a day (I run rsync once an hour). It > > happens only with the PHP mirror, so I assume the dns problem resides > > there... > > > > On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Pat Richard wrote: > > > > > I'm attempting to setup rsync to mirror php.net using the suggested > > > line rsync -avzC --timeout=600 --delete --delete-after \ > > > rsync.php.net::phpweb /path/to/php/mirror/folder as mentioned at > > > http://www.php.net/mirroring.php > > > > > > But as soon as I enter the line, I get > > > "unknown host: rsync.php.net" > > > > > > If I attempt to ping it from the server, I get valid returns, but > > > from > > > > > va1.php.net > > > > > > Ideas? > > > > > > > > > -- Best regards, Shimi ---- "Outlook is a massive flaming horrid blatant security violation, which also happens to be a mail reader." "Sure UNIX is user friendly; it's just picky about who its friends are."