Re: Marry, or partially mirror, MicroPal and Paleonet? (posted for F. Neumann)

[N.MacLeod@xxxxxxxxx (N. MacLeod)]

From: florin@quartz.geology.utoronto.ca (F. Neumann)
Subject: Re: Marry, or partially mirror, MicroPal and Paleonet? (posted for
W. Riedal)
To: paleonet-owner@nhm.ac.uk
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:54:08 -0500 (EST)
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Status: O

N. MacLeod writes:
> From: William Riedel 619-534-4386 <wriedel@ucsd.edu>
> Subject: Marry, or partially mirror, MicroPal and Paleonet?
> Status: O
>
>
> Or, more precisely, might it not be desirable to duplicate intensely graphic
> and/or interactive paleontologic elements at the Berkeley and London sites
> (exhibits, paleonet forum, image collections, etc.)?
> [...]
> Would it be possible to duplicate the interactive programs at ucmp1 at nhm,
> and vice versa?  I ask this in complete ignorance of the logical and
> political implications, but as one who suspects that there is substantial
> overlap between the subscribers to micropal and to paleonet.

>From what I understand it's perfectly possible to mirror ftp archives and www
sites. In fact, I know of one US www site that is mirrored in Europe to speed
up access; as to the heavily accessed ftp archives, such as the ones at
Stanford or at the U of Michigan, there are many mirrors of those on every
continent. However, I'm ignorant of the logistical requirements (other than
equivalent disk space).
--
  Florin Neumann
  florin@quartz.geology.utoronto.ca