Re: Understanding why http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/bookworm-security/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/ exists

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Subject: Re: Understanding why http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/bookworm-security/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/updates/ exists
From: Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:05:26 +0000
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Hi,

On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 06:47:57PM +0100, Yassine Chaouche wrote:
> the updates dir seems to be a link to itself:

I think it was because there used to be an /updates in the sources URL
so the virtual link was put there so that people's configuration
wouldn't break. i.e. it's historical.

Thanks,
Andy

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