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pacredir - request flow
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Whenever `pacman` sends a request to `pacredir` a number of requests
(increasing with the number of hosts found) is sent through the network.
Let's assume `pacredir` knows about two hosts.
OK - serving from local network
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In this exemple one hast (`host A`) is missing the file, but second
one (`host B`) does have the file.
For database files the decision on what return code (`307` vs. `404`) to
send is made on the file age. The local file's timestamp is compared to
what timestamp `pacman` sends in its request.
After the initial request `pacman` is redirected to `host B` and gets the
file there. No request is sent to the mirror.
FAIL - fallback to mirror
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In this example no host has the file or the local database files are older
than what `pacman` requested.
All requests made by `pacredir` are answered with http code `404`, thus
`pacman` receives the same. Finally `pacman` falls back to the next mirror.
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