[wellylug] Interesting Ubuntu mirror routing for Telstra cable customers

[Callum Grant]

Since I'm on unlimited data I'm just going to set up my own repo, and  
sidestep this completely.

Callum

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On 1/11/2009, at 11:22 AM, Mark Foster <blakjak at blakjak.net> wrote:

>
>
> On Sun, 1 Nov 2009, Peter Lambrechtsen wrote:
>
>> On 1/11/2009, at 10:28 AM, Callum Grant <callum.el.grant at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes I found this aswell, but my suspicion was that citylink were  
>>> just
>>> being stingy about bandwidth.
>>>
>>> We could start a petition for an ubuntu mirror:)
>>
>> It's more likely Telstra refusing to peer with citylink unless they
>> get paid for it. Like the madness that was trademe used to go via the
>> us for Wgtn tcl cable customers. Since strangely enough cusomers
>> wouldn't expect to get charged traffic for such local peering.. But
>> tcl's gotta get paid!
>>
>> If you want to petion anyone it should be tcl.. And better yet ask  
>> for
>> it to be free traffic.
>>
>> But they make Tui billboards about these sorts of things.
>>
>
> +1.
>
> (Yes, hardly constructive, but very true.  In the meantime I guess  
> I'll
> set up the Ihug repo.)
>
>
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