port mirrors

[Chris Jones]

>> IIRC the order is determined by ping response.
>
> `$ ping mse.uk.packages.macports.org
> PING www.mirrorservice.org (212.219.56.184): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 212.219.56.184: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=17.979 ms
> 64 bytes from 212.219.56.184: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=17.917 ms`
>
> `$ ping lil.fr.packages.macports.org
> PING macports.packages.ionic.de (87.98.244.45): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 87.98.244.45: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=21.644 ms
> 64 bytes from 87.98.244.45: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=21.675 ms`
>
> yep, looks about right.

Same here.

the ping time doesn't seem to be the issue. More that downloads often 
timeout, and when they don't, the download speed is pathetically small.

Chris

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>    Phil...
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