On Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:18:37 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: > > Is it possible to add it to your hosts file and point it to local > > IP? > > No. Because the name is rsync://rsync.us.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage.
> > Obviously, if it is a numbered IP then this likely won't work. > > I could, however, set up a static route for the IP in question and > point it to something that isn't listening on the rsync port. That > won't make it avoid trying to use that server, but it would make it > fail immediately rather than let it crawl along along until it hangs > or I hit Ctrl-C. :) Or you could set the route to point to the IP address of one of the good hosts. -- Neil Bothwick Scientists decode the first confirmed alien transmission from outer space ... "This really works! Just send 5*10^50 H atoms to each of the five star systems listed below. Then, add your own system to the top of the list, delete the system at the bottom, and send out copies of this message to 100 other solar systems. If you follow these instructions, within 0.25 of a galactic rotation you are guaranteed to receive enough hydrogen in return to power your civilization until entropy reaches its maximum!"
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