Return-Path: Delivered-To: mirrors-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 22106 invoked by uid 6000); 13 Oct 1998 07:00:39 -0000 Received: (qmail 22030 invoked by uid 24); 13 Oct 1998 07:00:35 -0000 Message-Id: <4.1.19981012234625.00b46bd0@hyperreal.org> X-Sender: brian@hyperreal.org X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:52:02 -0700 To: Dean Gaudet , Goran Oberg From: Brian Behlendorf Subject: Re: Apache 1.3.2 Released Cc: mirrors@apache.org, "Ralf S. Engelschall" , coar@apache.org In-Reply-To: References: <199809231703.TAA14267@zafir.dc.luth.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: mirrors-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk Oops, Ken went and re-added it 'coz I updated the server on apache.org, forgetting that most mirrors are probably not still running it. I've now fixed that. Brian At 10:09 AM 9/23/98 -0700, Dean Gaudet wrote: >Oh duh. I've removed the NameWidth=* for now... folks will have to >re-update their mirror. > >Dean > > >On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Goran Oberg wrote: > >> > Apache 1.3.2 Released >> > ===================== >> > >> ... >> > Please see the CHANGES_1.3 file in the same directory for a full >> > list of changes. The distribution is also available via any of >> > the mirrors listed at >> > >> > http://www.apache.org/mirrors/ >> >> Hi all, >> >> I think the .htaccess file in the /dist/-directory might cause some >> trouble around the world. >> >> I got several reports today from users, eager to get their hands >> on the newly released 1.3.2, that they couldn't access >> . >> >> The problem was that there were directives in the .htacces-file that my >> somewhat dated apache didn't grok. I have been in the process of >> stepping up to 1.3.2 and new releases of mysql and php the last couple >> of days. The problem went away, of course, when I completed the upgrade >> earlier today. >> >> However, I ran a quick scan of the different HTTP-mirrors listed at >> and found that out of 84 mirrors >> only 29 (about a third) were able to give a listing of the >> dist-directory. >> >> Here's a list of the different apache-versions used at different places: >> >> >> I don't know if someone in the apache team would like to contact the >> mirror-administrators and explain wats need to be done or if this >> heads-up is sufficient (if this mail reaches all on mirrors@apache.org, >> that is). >> >> Alternatively, the .htaccess-files could be made less version-dependent >> to enable the mirrors to work properly. I'm not sure on how this should >> be done though. It will have to be a trade-off between functionality and >> backward compability. >> >> If someone wants to do their own filtering, here's the raw data from my >> lwp-request loop over the mirror-sites: > proj/apache/mirror/rawdata.txt> >> >> >> Wkr >> >> /G >> >> -- >> G�ran �berg >> Computer Support Center Adm./CoAdm. of >> Lule� University, SWEDEN {www,proxy,{www,apache}.dc,ftp}.luth.se >> _________________________________________________________________________ >> >> > --=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- Where will YOU be Oct 14-16? | brian@apache.org ApacheCon '98! http://www.apachecon.com/ | brian@hyperreal.org