Re: Request for removal of ftp.fr.gnome.org

[Ross Golder <ross golder org>]

On Sat, 2004-08-28 at 10:23 +0200, R� Denis-Courmont wrote:
>  Hello,
> 
> It looks like ftp.fr.gnome.org is still a DNS alias for our FTP server 
> at ftp.via.ecp.frn whereis we are not a GNOME download mirror. I 
> believe that my non-profit organization, VIA Centrale R�aux, did 
> actually host a GNOME mirror some time ago, but it was already no 
> longer the case as I came to work there.
> 
> I am deeply sorry if my predecessors failed to notify the GNOME 
> foundation of that removal timely. If that is the case, please accept 
> our apologies for the inconvenience.
> 
> There is no plan to restore the mirror at this time because we do not 
> have sufficient disk space. Could you please remove the DNS alias from 
> your DNS zone?
> 

Removed. I also spot-checked a couple of others, and noticed that
'www.tw.gnome.org' (set up 6 years ago) now seems to be an IP blackhole
somewhere in Taiwan, with no reachable webserver, so I removed that too:

@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@
 ; www.uk       IN      A       164.11.100.4
 ; zen is down, point back to us for now.
 www.uk IN CNAME parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk.
-; from Dr. Mike, 13 May 98:
-; "Hey - we have a Taiwan mirror, could you have the following DNS
setup"
-www.tw         IN      CNAME   FreeBSD.im.ntu.edu.tw.
-www.fr         IN      CNAME   gnome.via.ecp.fr.
-ftp.fr         IN      CNAME   ftp.via.ecp.fr.
 ftp.au         IN      CNAME   mirror.aarnet.edu.au.
 www.au         IN      CNAME   gnome.mirror.aarnet.edu.au.
 ; From pavel linux home bg


--
Ross