On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 11:40:16PM +0200, ressu@uusikaupunki.fi wrote: : On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 02:43:29PM -0500, Jacob Kuntz wrote: : > wouldn't it be easier to create an rsync method for apt? : > : i beleave that the package was ment for big packages, to ease the downloading. : rsync would reduce the stress on mirrors, but not on users with slow links.. : : am i right on this one, or have i missed something... rsync uses a diff-like mechanism to transfer the differences in the files on each end, so I think an rsync method would ease traffic for low-bandwidth users. -- Nathan Norman Network Magician, Eclectic Engineer GPG Key ID 1024D/51F98BB7 Key fingerprint = C5F4 A147 416C E0BF AB73 8BEF F0C8 255C 51F9 8BB7
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