Bug#383611: debian-installer should provide fallback or config option for net-repo access
Package: debian-installer
Version: etch beta3
debian-installer naturally tries to connect to security.debian.org
but I have a few issues with the current implementation:
the connection timeout is too long
a user should be able to specify - beforehand in expert mode and
as a fallback in non-expert mode:
- either an alternative security.debian.org repository which is
accessible without additional proxy settings (yes there are
LANs where the net-admin allows port 21 out but not 80 out)
- or a ftp/http proxy for a 2nd try
ideally, the user would be able to specify local mirror or ftp-accessed
repos (apt-cacher, apt-proxy, ftp.<TLD>.debian.org, etc.) for main
and security network install/update in the installer.
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