Re: Watch for new versions.

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
31 May 1997 03:59:00 GMT


Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.91.970530220549.1594A-100000@chaos.analogic.com>
By author: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@analogic.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> A daemon program to send email to specified persons when a new version
> of the linux development kernel is available, is in:
>
> boneserver.analogic.com
> 204.178.40.210
>
> via anonymous ftp. It's called /pub/uploads/watcher.tar.gz. In a few
> hours it will automatically be moved to /pub/downloads/watcher.tar.gz.
>
> It checks ftp.kernel.org at 1 hour intervals from its "random" startup
> time (so ftp.kernel.org doesn't get pranged on the hour).
>

Please don't do this. I'll try to have the email list up before
Monday.

-hpa

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