> Here is my situation. I have six Debian/Lenny machines that I have to > update/upgrade at various times, and some of these runs take hours for each > system over my 768Kbs connection. Same here. For various reasons, I found apt-cacher and friends unsuitable for my needs (can't remember the reasons), so I simply use an http_proxy (polipo in my case). Works dandy, and I can also use it for anything else that crosses my mind. Stefan