[OSM-talk] Standard place for planet.osm

[Ben Gimpert]

Nah, let's just host a BitTorrent tracker on "openstreetmap.org", but
initialially seed off any number of our PC's.  Sorta achieves the same
purpose, without so much overhead -- doesn't it?

		Ben


On Sun, 16 Jul 06 @12:48pm, OJW wrote:
> How about a server which doesn't host planet.osm itself, but provides:
> * A textfile listing the URL of all mirrored copies of planet.osm
> * A page which returns the URL of one randomly-selected mirror of planet.osm
> * A page containing an HTTP redirect to a randomly-selected mirror of 
> planet.osm
> * A textfile containing the timestamp and meta-information of the latest 
> planet.osm
> 
> The other thing to look at is something like Coral, where you have a fixed 
> URL, but the request is actually served by whichever mirror is closest to you
> 
> http://www.coralcdn.org/
> 
> 
> p.s. development list or talk list? pick one!
> 
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