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@@ -685,27 +685,6 @@ keys that will be automatically installed on the official debian machines
 or like *.debian.net DNS entry. Those features are documented
 at <url id="&url-debian-db-mail-gw;">.
 
-    <sect id="servers-mirrors">Mirrors of Debian servers
-       <p>
-The web and FTP servers have several mirrors available.  Please do not
-put heavy load on the canonical FTP or web servers.  Ideally, the
-canonical servers only mirror out to a first tier of mirrors, and all
-user access is to the mirrors.  This allows Debian to better spread
-its bandwidth requirements over several servers and networks.  Note
-that newer push mirroring techniques ensure that mirrors are as
-up-to-date as they can be.
-       <p>
-The main web page listing the available public FTP/HTTP
-servers can be found at <url id="&url-debian-mirrors;">.  More
-information concerning Debian mirrors can be found at <url
-id="&url-debian-mirroring;">.  This useful page includes information
-and tools which can be helpful if you are interested in setting up
-your own mirror, either for internal or public access.
-       <p>
-Note that mirrors are generally run by third-parties who are
-interested in helping Debian.  As such, developers generally do not
-have accounts on these machines.
-
 
     <sect id="archive">The Debian archive
        <p>
@@ -1009,6 +988,31 @@ real distribution directories use the <em>code names</em>, while
 symbolic links for <em>stable</em>, <em>testing</em>, and
 <em>unstable</em> point to the appropriate release directories.
 
+
+    <sect id="mirrors">Debian mirrors
+       <p>
+The various download archives and the web site have several mirrors
+available in order to relieve our canonical servers from heavy load.
+In fact, some of the canonical servers aren't public, and instead a
+first tier of mirrors balances the load. That way, users always access
+the mirrors and get used to using them, which allows Debian to better
+spread its bandwidth requirements over several servers and networks,
+and basically makes users avoid hammering on one primary location.
+Note that the first tier of mirrors is as up-to-date as it can be since
+they update when triggered from the internal sites (we call this
+"push mirroring").
+       <p>
+All the information on Debian mirrors, including a list of the available
+public FTP/HTTP servers, can be found at <url id="&url-debian-mirrors;">.
+This useful page also includes information and tools which can be helpful if
+you are interested in setting up your own mirror, either for internal or
+public access.
+       <p>
+Note that mirrors are generally run by third-parties who are
+interested in helping Debian.  As such, developers generally do not
+have accounts on these machines.
+
+
     <sect id="incoming-system">
        <heading>The Incoming system
        <p>