Re: Debian mirror problem? was [Re: Debian glossary?]

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

On Thu 03 May 2018 at 09:27:52 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 04/30/2018 07:28 PM, David Wright wrote:
> >[*SNIP*]
> >I only saw a misunderstanding of how man pages impart information.
> >[*SNIP*]
> 
> On 04/30/2018 09:27 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >The relevant line of the HTML of https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/coreutils/ls.1.en.html is
> >
> ></a></h1>
> >GNU coreutils online help: &lt;<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/";>http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/</a>
> >
> >and www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ gives no navigational guidance.
> 
> Today {AND every time I've gone the there after my post} the
> relevant line of
>   https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/coreutils/ls.1.en.html
> reads:
> ></a></h1>
> >Full documentation at: &lt;<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls";>http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls</a>&gt;
> 
> 
> My interpretation is that on my original visit I saw a defective mirror.

Revisiting your two posts, you are commenting on two different places
on the web page.

First post Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:15:41 -0500:

REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>

Second post Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 09:27:52 -0500:

SEE ALSO
Full documentation at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ls> 

Perhaps the fact that "coreutils" happens to end with "ls" confuses
the eye.

> If a similar symptom appears in the future, is there any way to
> determine which mirror I'm seeing?

Cheers,
David.