check fastest mirror

[Dennis Veatch]

On Tuesday 29 August 2006 15:39, Jon South wrote:
> Steven Michalske wrote:
> > So we need to use wget to pick a 1MB file off of that mirror,
> > and download it.  after we pick a file we then download that same
> > file from all the other mirrors.
> > save the times and pick the lowest.
> >
> > now we can specify the file manually or we can have it auto magically
> > selected.
> >
> > This should be written as a fast_mirror_plugin,  that ranks the
> > mirrors from your location.
> >
> > Steve
>
> If I were the admin of a mirror you used to do speed tests with random
> files, I would not be too happy with you. Speed tests should be done
> with a legitimate file that you *need* 

I seem to recall in long ago discussions about this, that was if not the 
number one reason (among others) why this has not been implemented.

> -- Perhaps a scoreboard system 
> addon would be better to keep track of download speeds from different
> mirrors. This could go along with the region codes and/or mirror weights
> and the addon would adjust according to the [actual] fastest mirror.
>
> -Striker


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