On 01/03/2013 07:20 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > So, why not wait until some more mirrors are available? > > One other problem people in 'developed' nations do not see exists. If - > like me - you are located on a very remote location with a more or less > random Internet connection, many servers become very impatient with the > user and cut the connection as their values for time outs are simply > too low.
There is a delivery method called "CTM" which originally meant "CVSUP through Mail." It was originally meant for people with slow connections, but now it is mainly used by a few people because they are behind very strict firewalls that don't allow them access to the outside world except email. BUT for people who have bad internet connections, may I commend it as a method of getting updates for FreeBSD. I have recently upgraded it to include updates for the svn repositories. Yes, you will need to have a working svn on your system. And you will have to apply a patch to the existing ctm program to make it work (ctm is in the base system). But this has been working for several weeks now, and I think it is getting to the point where it is stable. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
