Bug#30643: base: apt-get update problems with http-/ftp-caches (i.e. squid)

[Thomas Osterried <thomas@x-berg.in-berlin.de>]

Package: apt
Version: 0.1.9

since my provider  has IP problems, i could anymore  connect directly to
the debian mirror(s).

therefore,  i   use  the   http_proxy=http://my.proxy:8081/  environment
variable.

apt-get gets  the package-descriptions.  the proxy  learns them.  but it
seems, that  in the  next runs  of apt-get squid  offers always  the old
files.

i need an option  for using a proxy and to tell to  the proxy not to use
it's  cache for  the update  of the  package-descriptions. on  the other
hand, a cache  *is* useful for the debian _packages_,  and since updates
of the packages have different filenames, a cachet http-get will work in
that case.


furthermore, due to my problems, my apt-update restricts on mirrors that
have http access.

i'd like to  use (squid-)proxied ftp, but apt's ftp  does not handle it.
thus, i'm notable to use my nearest mirror :(

cheers,
	- thomas osterried  <thomas@x-berg.in-berlin.de>

-- System Information
Debian Release: slink
Kernel Version: Linux x-berg 2.0.33 #5 Mon Apr 27 16:02:04 CEST 1998 i586 unknown