On (22/07/05 22:58), Dennis Carr wrote: > To: Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Dennis Carr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:58:32 -0700 > Subject: Re: A little something quirky.... > > On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 22:13:48 +0100 > Clive Menzies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > My understanding is that if the OP runs apt-get update several times > > in succession, it downloads them afresh every time. > > No, I take that back. It is doing it. Output follows. > > -Dennis > > > Hit http://chez-vrolet.net sarge/contrib Packages > Hit http://chez-vrolet.net sarge/contrib Release > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/main Release > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/contrib Release > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Packages > Hit http://security.debian.org stable/updates/non-free Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/main Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/main Packages > Get:1 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/main Packages > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/main Packages > Err ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/main Packages > Server closed the connection > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/main Packages > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/main Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/main Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/contrib Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/main Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/contrib Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/main Sources > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/non-free Packages > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/contrib Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/main Sources > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/non-free Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/contrib Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/main Sources > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/main Release > Hit ftp://debian.rutgers.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/non-free Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/main Release > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/contrib Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/non-free Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.uwsg.indiana.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/contrib Sources > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://ftp.cs.stevens-tech.edu stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/contrib Release > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/non-free Sources > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/non-free Sources > Hit ftp://mirrors.geeks.org stable/non-free Release > Hit ftp://ftp.ndlug.nd.edu stable/non-free Release > Get:2 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/main Release > Get:3 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/contrib Packages > Get:4 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/contrib Release > Get:5 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/non-free Packages > Get:6 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/non-free Release > Get:7 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/main Sources > Get:8 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/main Release > Get:9 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/contrib Sources > Get:10 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/contrib Release > Get:11 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/non-free Sources > Get:12 ftp://ftp.cerias.purdue.edu stable/non-free Release > Fetched 4831kB in 46s (105kB/s) > Reading Package Lists...
Interesting ;) 1. Totally irrelavent to your question but why so many sources? 2. Perhaps there is a problem at purdue Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]