From f21e0a6c24538dc387f7a1828db47862ba25b246 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Dale Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:43:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] New TODO item for rotating DNS entries. --- TODO | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 0654dba..fc4158d 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +Rotate DNS entries for mirrors more reliably. + +Currently the mirrors are accessed by DNS name, which can cause some +issues when there are mirror differences and the DNS gets rotated. +Instead, the HTTP Downloader should handle DNS lookups itself, store +the resulting addresses, and send requests to IP addresses. If there +is an error from the mirror (hash check or 404 response), the next IP +address in the rotation should be used. + + Use GPG signatures as a hash for files. A detached GPG signature, such as is found in Release.gpg, can be used -- 2.39.5