Re: Using netselect, a list of mirrors

[Paul E Condon <pecondon@quiknet.com>]

Brian Nelson wrote:

> 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...
>

I can't find either "netselect-apt" or "apt-spy" using dselect
and looking at ftp.us.debian.org.
Where are they available? It seems I need to look at both and
make a choise.

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Paul E Condon
pecondon@quiknet.com