Propagating Releases to Mirrors

[Michael Parker <pa...@pobox.com>]

Justin Mason wrote:
> Apache SpamAssassin 3.2.3 is now available!  This is a maintenance
> release of the 3.2.x branch.
> 
> Downloads are available from:
>   http://spamassassin.apache.org/downloads.cgi
> 

When we are doing releases we really need to let them propagate to the
mirrors a little (ideally 24hrs) before we announce.  Otherwise folks
will get Not Found errors right off the bat until places start picking
them up.

I know we can add a date string to the download.cgi link but I
understand that is discouraged because it adds extra load to the server.

I think we should wait at least 6-10hrs after pushing the files out
before announcing.  That gives mirrors time to fetch the packages, give
CPAN a chance to circulate, etc etc.  A little more baking won't hurt
things.

Michael