[MacPorts] #26530: Tunneling rsync through SSH to permit selfupdate from behind a firewall

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#26530: Tunneling rsync through SSH to permit selfupdate from behind a firewall
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  Reporter:  jemandel@…      |      Owner:  wsiegrist@…
      Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal          |  Milestone:
 Component:  server/hosting  |    Version:  1.9.1
Resolution:                  |   Keywords:
      Port:                  |
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Changes (by cal@…):

 * cc: cal@… (added)


Comment:

 Bill, what's your opinion on this?

 If the rsync mirror supports it we could certainly build a fallback into
 the sync code to use that instead, if possible. Or, somebody else could be
 the bounce host, but I assume it would quickly hit the rate limiting on
 the rsync server.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/26530#comment:4>
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