[TUHS] rsync from minnie?

[Arnold Robbins via TUHS]

Dan,

Thanks for the explanation. Normally, I'd just change my script and
go on with life, but I have a vested interest in "minnie.tuhs.org"
continuing to work as it has for decades.

In the fall of last year I published a second edition of my book on
Unix/Linux programming, which pulls code from both old Unix sources
and GNU sources. As part of the intro material, it provides a script
for mirroring TUHS, using "minnie.tuhs.org".

The change in hostname breaks my book. :-(

Is it reasonable for "new minnie" to become something like minnie.drwkt.org
or some such, so that "minnie.tuhs.org" can go back to working as it
has for literally decades?

Thanks,

Arnold

P.S. I'm only dealing with email intermittently. I'm in the US helping
out with family issues.

Dan Cross <crossd at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM Arnold Robbins via TUHS <tuhs at tuhs.org> wrote:
> > I'm in the US, and trying to rsync from minnie. It's not doing anything,
> > and when I ping minnie.tuhs.org I get an IPv6 address:
> > 2600:3c01::2000:a0ff:fead:bc2f
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > It's not crucial for right now.
> >
> > Also, I'll be offline the next two days, but will eventually
> > see any replies.
>
> Try the hostname, `oldminnie.tuhs.org`.  Minnie is being
> replaced/upgraded/transplanted, and transitioned to being solely
> Warren's personal machine.  The TUHS infrastructure is being redone,
> and will switched to new kit in a couple of months.  In the meantime,
> the system-formerly-known-as-minnie is now `oldminnie` and running
> most of the TUHS services (web, mail, FTP, and rsync).
>
> Sorry, I'm afraid this is a bit vague and I'm not trying to be
> evasive, it is just that things are sort of in flux and not easily
> describable just yet.  We'll send a proper announcement once
> everything is up and running in its new home.
>
>         - Dan C.