This mirror is another time out of date. core.db.tar.gz is from 14.01.2008.
Could/Should we users "mailbombing" ftpmaster? If these problems with this german mirror are not fixable i would prefer to cancel this mirror. And i would prefer to change the default /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist to have *this* mirror not at the first position for Germany. Hosteurope is good (ok, at the moment no connect) and archlinuxppc AFAIK also. # - Germany Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686 Server = ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/i686/$repo/os/i686 Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
There have been problems with this mirror before. Perhaps it would be best to remove it indeed. Please file a ticket on the bugtracker, so we can address the issue. (ps. For reference: Bug tickets are the proper place for potential action items, but it is indeed a good idea to sometimes send out an email to the ML seeking clarification and such things first, as Gerhard has done here.)