Carlos E. R. wrote:
The problem is that the actual download URL changes, depending on what the MirrorBrain answers each time is the best mirror. This makes using a proxy server more difficult.
We would need some kind of special proxy cache that gets the requests from zypper directly, then does the download in the same manner that zypper would do it, save it locally in an structure that mimics the upstream directories, and serve the requests to the local LAN zyppers or yasts.
AFAIR, I have mentioned this to Hans-Peter already, but just in case - https://wiki.jessen.ch/index/How_to_cache_openSUSE_repositories_with_Squid My company is since running a public openSUSE mirror, but when we used the above, it worked really well. The squid setup is still running - once it is setup, no maintenance required. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (21.9°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free dynamic DNS, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org