CRAN now also rsync-able

[Friedrich Leisch]

Following a suggestion by Doug Bates (half a year ago or so ...) I
have set up an experimental rsync server for CRAN, i.e., it is now
also possible to mirror CRAN using rsync for those who prefer it.

The command

	rsync -rl ftp.tuwien.ac.at::CRAN /destination/dir

should copy the complete CRAN ftp area into /destination/dir.

Any comments on wether the server works are appreciated.

I'm not an rsync expert, so I'm not sure if -rl is the right
combination of options, but it seems to work for me (probably one also
needs --delete to remove files that are not on CRAN anymore) ... I'm
currently trying to learn rsync myself ... 

Best,
Fritz
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