Since ftp.debian.org seems to still be having problems with people downloading new files, I'm putting a copy of ncurses-1.9.8a in ftp://ftp.debian.org/pub/bruce/Incoming, since a handful of people have contacted me since yesterday to ask if I could send them copies directly.
I think ncurses wins an award for "most packages from one source archive." Mike. -- "I'm a dinosaur. Somebody's digging my bones."