This README file is for mirrord, version 1.0.

Mirrord consist of two components.  The first is floodd, and the
second, mirror itself.

THE BIG PICTURE
The mirrord (pronounced `mirror-d' system is designed to be used as
series of master copies that update a common archive.  The master
copies are responsible for distributing updates and periodic state
information to help in maintaining consistancy.

         archived
         *******                floodd/mirror
        * Master *            ******************
        *  Copy  * ------>   *      Archive     *
        *   A    *           *  *******         *
         ********            * * Master *       *
                             * *  Copy  *       *
         archived            * *   A    *       *
         *******             *  ********        *
        * Master *           *      *******     *
        *  Copy  * --------> *     * Master *   *
        *   B    *           *     *  Copy  *   *
         ********	     *	   *   A    *   *
			     *	    ********    *
	                      ******************

The `archived' (pronounced `archive-d') script is just a version of
the mirror program that generates updates.  All of these updates are
passed to floodd/mirror which places them in the common archive.



