Re: Using netselect, a list of mirrors
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:
> On Saturday 12 January 2002 02:41 am, Brian Nelson wrote:
> > Paul E Condon <pecondon@quiknet.com> writes:
> > > I am interested in using netselect to find the mirror site to use for
> > > the most socially responsible downloading of debian packages. The
> > > lists of mirrors that I have found are cluttered with html formatting
> > > tags that make them neat to read in a browser, but unsuitable for
> > > input to netselect. Is there a text file that is useable as netselect
> > > input somewhere on the internet, or is there a script that strips the
> > > html file down to its text essentials? Where?
> >
> > Use netselect-apt, as in "netselect-apt stable", which will produce a
> > sources.list file in your current directory.
>
> I tried "netselect-apt testing", and it said that the fastest
> mirror to me is in Austria. Something's wrong...
*shrug*
Try apt-spy instead...
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Brian Nelson <nelson@bignachos.com>
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