Re: ftp.kernel.org overloaded :-(
H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
Sun, 30 Aug 1998 18:35:16 -0700 (PDT)
> H. Peter Anvin writes:
> > However, *please* be aware of the linux-patches@vger.rutgers.edu
> > mailing list; it gets automailed from kernel.org on release of a new
> > patch.
> >
> > (There is a size limit imposed by the vger.rutgers.edu sysadmin. If
> > it becomes too onerous, please let him know so it can be adjusted.)
>
> Any possibility of distributing patches compressed with bzip2 instead?
> Either change the existing mailing list, or set up another mailing
> list for those who prefer bzip2?
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard....
>
The latter should be doable, although it is complicated by the way the
.bz2 files are generated on linux.kernel.org (the interlocking issues
become quite painful.)
David, what do you think?
-hpa
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