Re: new 'older' files on ftp.debian.org?

[kai@khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen)]

chrish@libertel.montreal.qc.ca (Christian Hudon)  wrote on 07.05.96 in <[🔎] Pine.SUN.3.93.960507002819.29036B-100000@thym.remm.uqam.ca>:

> Errm.  "get_newer=false" is fine for .deb files since they are all
> version-numbered. But what about the rest of the stuff on the Debian
> archive? The README's, the doc/ documentation, etc. Or do I not understand
> what "get_newer" means?

I _think_ it will still fetch stuff if the size changes. Test it yourself  
before believing me, though.

MfG Kai