onefang <onefang_devuan@???> wrote:

> I'm not proposing removing FTP and rsync packages from Devuan, I'm only
> proposing stopping FTP and rsync servers on MY mirror. I could have just
> stopped them to see who complained, but I'd rather ask first.
>
> To re-iterate apt doesn't even support rsync, and has deprecated and
> disabled FTP by default. So I'm proposing to stop serving Devuan
> packages and ISOs from MY mirror using FTP and RSYNC. Everything will
> still be available via HTTP and HTTPS. What others do with their mirrors
> is up to them, not all of them support FTP or rsync anyway.

OK, so what do your logs say ? Is anything that looks like a legitimate client actually using these other protocols ?


One obvious comment is that (I assume) no-one is paying you for running your mirror, so you are free to decide for yourself what protocols to support. I understand your point about potentially breaking users’ configs if they are relying on your mirror and you turn off a protocol, but that should not be more than a temporary irritation to the users concerned. Also, IIRC the default is HTTP[S], so anyone using a different protocol is going to be more than your entry level “run the installer, accept all the defaults, use the system” user so should have no problem either switching to a different protocol or to a different mirror.


Simon

PS - thank you for providing a mirror. AFAIK I don’t use it, but I am reliant on people like yourself supporting the project. When 20th century internet arrives on my street I could consider doing something myself.