Re: Bug#44404: apt: http request method: config option to allow continue to get a file from different mirror
On Sun, 5 Sep 1999, Henrique M. Holschuh wrote:
> It would be nice if apt's http method could be configured to continue
> fetching a file from another mirror should timeouts ocour. Currently,
> I have a local mirror (first choice) and http.us.debian.org (second choice)
> listed in /etc/apt/sources.list. Should a timeout happen during download,
> the partially downloaded package is flushed from the cache before being
> requested from the other mirror. This is a major pain if the package is
> big...
Your local mirror is not mirroring correct timestamps, there is not really
anything that can be done because there is no way to tell if the file is
unchanged. Get your upstream mirror to mirror via rsync from a site that
mirrors from us via rsync and it will work correctly.
Jason
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