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Responding to messages sent to the mirrors mailing list

Responding to messages sent to the mirrors mailing list

Who can reply to mail? (top)

Mail to is handled by the same team appointed to handle mail to . The instructions for that list will generally apply here with some additional considerations listed below. Naturally you can substitute for in that document where appropriate.

Are there any other tasks for the on call person? (top)

The on call person should be taking primary responsibility for updating the mirrors page and communicating with admins at our mirror sites about any problems, questions or concerns. The on call person should also be responsible for updating the mirroring FAQ.

What information do we request of those running mirrors? (top)

If someone wants to mirror us, have them start by filling out the form at http://www.NetBSD.org/docs/mirror.html if they have not already done so.

Things to check before adding a new www mirror (top)

We prefer that our mirror sites run a separate virtual web server for a NetBSD.org mirror on a separate IP address, so that clients using HTTP/1.0 still get to the correct web site.

To check to see if a new www mirror is a HTTP/1.1 “host:” based virtual web server, try the following: 

      $ telnet netbsd.mirror.site 80
      GET / HTTP/1.0 <cr>
      <cr>

If you get what looks like NetBSD's index.html, things are ok. If not, try: 

      $ telnet netbsd.mirror.site 80
      GET / HTTP/1.1 <cr>
      Host: netbsd.mirror.site <cr>
      <cr>

If only the latter works, they're using HTTP 1.1 virtual hosting.

How do I add a mirror to our database / documentation? (top)

Here's the details on updating mirrors.db and the relevant documentation.

  • Add the new contact information into localsrc/admin/mirrors/mirrors.db. The different entries in mirrors.db are sorted alphabetically by country.
  • Commit mirrors.db.
  • If htdocs/mirrors/index.html is out-of-date, make update.
  • make to regen htdocs/mirrors/index.html
  • make commit to commit htdocs/mirrors/index.html
  • If it's a new www mirror, add it to the form at htdocs/index.html and all the translated index pages. Do not forget to mention it if the mirror supports IPv6 connectivity. Translators should take care of translating the country name to their native language.

How do I add a CNAME alias for a mirror? (top)

To add a CNAME alias, you'll want to update localsrc/netbsd1_etc/namedb/prim/NetBSD.org. Also, please remember to update the SOA serial when making changes to this file. Afterwards, you should send a message to noting you've done so, and requesting an update.

If you are not comfortable editing the zone file yourself, send a message to noting what CNAME alias you want set up, and requesting they update after they've handled that.

When the DNS zone has been updated and the new mirror is reachable through its CNAME alias the mirror's entry in localsrc/netbsd1_etc/namedb/prim/NetBSD.org and the HTML index pages should be updated with the new name as well.

How can I reach all the mirror admins? (top)

Use the mailing list mentioned in localsrc/admin/mirrors/README.

Anything else? (top)

Take a look at localsrc/admin/mirrors/README for more details.