[tdf-mirrors] Re: [Ftp] Digest of mirrors -AT- documentfoundation.org issue 76 (305)

> Elton Chung wrote on 2011-04-07 07.57:
> > During a regular check, there was unusual bandwidth usage on my
> > mirror. I figured out it was (at least) 2 IPs from China keeping
> > access the same file for at least 4 hours.
> > It was 8-9am in my time zone (UTC+8).
> > As the usage was unusually high, it also caused my server to restart.
> >
> > Due to this reason, sorry but I'd like to block listing of my mirror in China.
>
> thanks for sharing, and sorry for the inconveniences! Does this problem persist?
>
> Florian

We have Chinese IPs blocked for over 2 years, as the number of 
connections from Chinese IPs and their bandwidth usage was extreme.

I guess China needs at least two or three complete mirrors within the 
country, which host most of the popular free software. I advise Chinese 
members of this list to work on improving the overall status of mirrors 
in China.

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Gökdeniz Karadağ

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