Sorry for the huge delay, especially to Tâle who's probably getting tired
of waiting.
Problem: We need a non-us server for crypto.
Solutions:
* Frode has kindly offered us space from his uni's servers
for this purpose.
Pros: - free as beer
- if we update our infra for this we might be able to adopt a
more distributed outlook in the future.
Cons: - we'd be unlikely to have root access (?), so integrating with the
existing infra might be tricky
* Getting a dedicated server from Europe. Mario and I have both asked
for quotes, and they have been reasonable. We've also talked about
splitting cost between us.
Pros: - probably simpler to integrate with the us server
- we'd have root
Cons: - costs a bit
Suggestion:
It was the feeling of Mario and I that having root access would in the
long run be simpler. I propose that either I or Mario get the second
server. Mario: I can't recall the details, but I've the feeling that
your best offer was better then mine -- I'll dig them up and send you
the details for comparison.
Frode, would it be possible to have your uni's servers *mirror* us? Not
just the ftp, but the whole /project tree, for both us and non-us? If,
as I seem to recall, you have plenty of bandwidth to spare, you could
function as a primary mirror for clnet, one that other mirrors would
sync from?
I'm under the impression that a signigicant percentage of our bandwidth
is being sucked up mirroring. On (not sure about the goodness) idea
would be to relegate ftp entirely off the development servers: have the
development servers push ftp to mirrors with little delay (constantly
monitoring for new addition). Then we would have one less security hole
to worry about in the future.
Cheers,
-- Nikodemus "Not as clumsy or random as a C++ or Java.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized time."