Re: Removal of our mirror (was: Re: es2.php.net mirror site deactivated)

On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 5:00 AM, José Manuel Macías <jmanuel.macias@rediris.es> wrote: > > Hi, > > For some reason, I didn't send you a response to this message (I had > half a reply in my drafts folder though... :(). > > In any case, for searches, I only see this info in the page you mention: > > 8<... > Unable to do external searches [?] > > Several searches require outbound connections to www.php.net, so this is > a test for that. The www.php.net box then connects to a third-party > search engine. > ...>8 > > And, as said, we don't block outbound connections, so it must be a > different problem. > > I'm aware my setup is quite old (PHP 5.3.10), but it's an old solaris > machine, and I won't be able to upgrade it until at least "a few months" > from now (we are planning a move to Linux). > > So, basically I'm asking you to remove our mirror until I can setup a > new one, and stop checking our mirror for compliance. I'll continue on > this list to notify you when a new mirror is in place. > > Thanks, > > Jose Manuel. > > El 05/06/13 18:50, Daniel Brown escribió: >> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 3:51 AM, José Manuel Macías >> <jmanuel.macias@rediris.es> wrote: >>> El 02/06/13 06:32, php-mirrors@lists.php.net escribió: >>> >>>> <b>23-APR-2013 19:03:21 UTC</b> [bjori] Mirror updated: Blocks outbound >>>> connections, see bug#64690 >>> >>> we don't block outbound connections... so, what is the real problem? >> >> Blocked outbound connections are the most common reason searches >> fail on a given mirror. In your mirror's case, search is failing. >> See here for an example: >> >> >> http://php.rediris.es/manual-lookup.php?pattern=anything&scope=quickref >> >> Check the very last entry at >> http://php.net/mirroring-troubles for >> more information, and let me know if you need any help getting it >> working again. It's been removed, per your request, Jose. Thanks. -- </Daniel P. Brown> Network Infrastructure Manager http://www.php.net/