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Re: APT FTP method fixed (for alpha.gnu.org)



Robert Millan <zeratul2@wanadoo.es> writes:

>  Hi!

Hi,

>  Matt Zimmerman recently fixed bug #199425 (thanks Matt!); the latest
>  source version of APT in the archive should be able to fetch packages
>  from alpha.gnu.org using FTP. Anyone cares to test it?

I am interested in testing it. I will try to reinstall my Hurd tonight
and I will post my result here.
  
>  I'd still recommend using http though. IIRC APT has an optimised
>  method for this protocol that makes it much faster.

Yep.

zeDek
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