Re: algorithm for correct sources.list lines?

[Paul Scott <paslist@ultrasw.com>]

ronin2@bellatlantic.net wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:08:32 -0700
> Paul Scott <paslist@ultrasw.com> wrote:
>
> > 1. Is the algorithm for creating lines for sources.list defined
> > somewhere?
> >
> > 2. Is this line correct?
> >
> > deb
> > ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian
> > unstable main non-free
> >
> > 3. Is there an http version of this line?
> >    
>
> 1. You learn by osmosis. There is a logic to it, but it may take a while
> to see. Then one day it clicks.
I've been running Debian for almost two years but I'll keep watching.

> 2. Nope. metalab.unc.edu is now ibiblio.org (but requests are forwarded)
> and the debian directories aren't there.
I changed that and I still get:
Err ftp://ibiblio.org unstable/main Packages
 Unable to fetch file, server said 
'/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: 
No such file or directory  '

Thanks,

Paul