On Jo, 06 mai 21, 08:43:22, The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2021-05-06 at 08:40, Greg Wooledge wrote:
>
> > On Thu, May 06, 2021 at 08:33:47AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> >
> >> On 2021-05-06 at 08:28, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> >>
> >> > Maybe this helps (though it might be outdated):
> >> >
> >> > https://deb.debian.org
> >>
> >> That's the mirror auto-selector which the original complainant here was
> >> using, and which apparently chose debian.map.fastlydns.net as the mirror
> >> to be used, which led to the error which was the subject of the complaint.
> >>
> >> IOW, I think that site is part of the problem (in that it has a broken
> >> mirror listed), but I don't see how it could help. Is there a part of
> >> your suggestion I'm not understanding?
> >
> > I believe the suggestion was that you actually *go* to that web page
> > in your web browser and read what it says. It's fairly short.
>
> I did, and I didn't see how it was helpful, thus my question.
>
> > To be fair, though, it'll basically reiterate advice that was
> > already given in this thread ("try a different mirror").
>
> Which might help in the immediate term, but doesn't get the actual
> problem fixed, that problem being either with the mirror or with the
> configuration of the redirector to include that mirror.
It explains how it's set up, hints that the method used (SRV records)
might not be supported by all software and provides a workaround.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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