I'm having trouble updating Etch: I get various errors during the update phase of aptitude. Sometimes its just "some files failed to download"; I guess it timed out or something. I'm on dialup. How to prevent absolute timeouts but allow (encourage) aptitude to re-issue requests. Sometimes I get gpg errors. Last time, I get "Bizarre Error: file size not what the server reported". I'm using the same mirror I always have: ftp3.nrc.ca I'll keep trying. Doug.