GONE!?! NO! download.info.apple.com

[mcdermd]

http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates is GONE! What to do?

 

[uniserver]

interesting

 

[mcdermd]

It's in transition - Sometimes I seem to be getting a directory listing. Sometimes not. It's flatlining guys.

 

[markyb86]

crap. That's funny that I literally just posted a big list of updates and drivers I found to my website just last week.....

 

[LCGuy]

I can still get a directory listing of http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Macintosh/ and http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/English-North_American/Apple_II, but no higher directories.

 

[mcdermd]

Refreshing a few times seems to get a server that hasn't been "updated" yet.

 

[uniserver]

I wonder how much traffic that got?

Maybe apple will give permission to freely distribute that software, then maybe you can host it on applefool?

 

[volvo242gt]

Isn't most of the stuff from the old info.apple.com site posted here, tho?

https://support.apple.com/kb/TA48312?viewlocale=en_US

-J

 

[mcdermd]

Right but the linked items are what's starting to come up 404.

 

[CelGen]

It's really hit and miss on me.

I can 404 on the first click but an F5 will bring it up eventually.

 

[mcdermd]

Which leads me to believe they are removing them from the server pool onesy-twosy.

 

[volvo242gt]

Joy... Guess I'd better make some backup copies of the Service Source Compilation CD that I have... That way, I don't wear out the original disc...

-J

 

[CelGen]

Dump everything onto a 72gb drive in an ANS and connect through appleshare.

I'm pretty sure someone has already imaged the entire site.

 

[protocol7]

I don't think it's just this area of apple.com. I tried downloading the current Snow Leopard security update a couple of days ago and got a 404. Tried the link a second time and it kicked in.

But either way, backup this stuff if you can. Can't assume it'll be online forever.

 

[mcdermd]

I grabbed the English-International, English_North_American and MultiCountry directories.

 

[uniserver]

:-D

Awesome man!

 

[tmtomh]

What uniserver said.

:beige:

 

[markyb86]

Teriffic!

If you ever put it online I would make a copy from it

 

[volvo242gt]

Nice!

-J