Re: suitable sources.list

[Robert Black <simstick@gmail.com>]

Gerard Robin wrote:
> Hello,
> When I am in France my sources.list is such as:
>
> deb http://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> -------------------------------8<------------------------------------
>
> Currently I am in Mauririus and I tried:
> mu -> Mauritius
> deb http://ftp.mu.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> mz -> Mozambique
> deb http://ftp.mz.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free
> <-------------------->
> but none of these countries seem to have a mirror debian, only the
> Turkey (tr) and the Australia (au) have a mirror debian but they are
> very far from Mauritius. Perhaps I am missing something ?
> Is it possible to find a mirror less distant from Mauritius ?
>
> TIA
I deleted the later emails in case this  has been answered or you solved 
it.
Have you tried  netselect-apt ? Sometimes a further server is  faster 
depending on routing.  I have used it with mixed results depending  on 
your router/firewall et...