>>>>> "o" == onefang <onefang_devuan@???> writes:

o> The documentation for setting up a Devuan package mirror says to let me
o> know if your mirror is using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, or rsync. I suspect those
o> last two are not actually needed. I want to get rid of them.

rsync is likely recommended to support distributed mirroring.

ie, so that everyone doesn't have to directly contact the root rsync host(s).

it can be useful for anyone to have their own local mirror if there are
connectivity or bandwidth issues.

-JimC
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