Re: packages search results
On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 01:49:19AM -0400, James A. Treacy wrote:
> > All the packages search results have ftp:// in front of the href. This is a
> > problem when going to http.us.
>
> I don't see the problem. Just tried the URL below and it works. I
> downloaded the file using the http.us.debian.org link. As long as all
> the http.us sites (it uses a dns round robin) are up to date, there
> should be no problem.
>
> > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/download.pl?file=dists%2Fpotato%2Fmain%2F
> > binary-i386%2Fdevel%2Flibmm10_1.0.11-1.deb&md5sum=c3
> >
> > It has been this way for about 3 months now. I kept hoping that someone
> > would fix it. It would REALLY appreciate it if you can fix this so I can
> > paste the http address for wget!
> >
> Once we understand what the problem is, it will be fixed.
Please see if anyone else replied to mails... two people did :)
> As an aside, do any of the other web people mind if I switch the links
> to use http?
Nope, it'd probably make stuff easier for people. I'd have done it myself
sooner, but...
> Only two of the sites would need to be removed in this
> case: ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu and ftpfreesoftware.com.
...some mirrors would have to be removed, and some paths adjusted, probably.
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