Why announce a security update before the mirrors are synced

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 17:50, fox3ec208 at wideopenwest.com wrote:
> I just received the announcement for the new kernel*2714 yet no mirrors on the 
> US east list seem to have the new rpms yet.  This is what's placeing the 
> burden on the master when a announcement is made for an update.

its a chicken & egg situation. I do it this way, people complain its not
on the mirrors. I do the push and then the announce, and I get dozens of
"Where's the announce for this update?" in my inbox.

I can't win.

	Dave