[mirror-admin] Looking out for stale mirrors

[Scott Baker]

On 03/26/2010 08:45 AM, Matt Domsch wrote:
> FYI.  On Monday 3/22, I changed how Fedora's MirrorManager treats
> "stale" mirrors (mirrors with valid, but not quite up-to-date,
> content).  Previously, mirrors could be at most 7 days stale, and
> still be offered via the mirrorlists, to yum.  Now, that is at most 2
> days stale.  This allows for sufficient propogation delay for new
> updates, while ensuring that our users are getting the latest updates
> that are available.  This affects both public and private mirrors.
>
> If you see yum frequently falling back to use another mirror, please
> letmirror-admin at fedoraproject.org  know which mirror you see it
> falling back from (the "stale" mirror), so we can investigate with the
> mirror owner.

How does one know if yum is "falling back"?

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