[tools] Retrying failed rsyncs w/mrepo?

[Quien Sabe]

Wil Cooley wrote:
> I frequently have failures rsyncing because of temporary problems with
> the mirror I am using, generally due to load. Other than changing
> mirrors (I've changed several already; it happens often enough that it
> seems like it would be a game of whack-a-mole), would you consider
> implementing a retry mechanism? If there is interest, I might take a
> shot at implementing it; I have already done something similar with a
> Perl module I wrote. I have precious few opportunities to practice my
> Python skills.
>
> Wil
>
>
>   
Definitely interested in a retry mechanism. I recently saw in the notes 
or changelog that adding
mirrorlist support was on Dag's todo list. That seems like the first 
step to me.

Jim