Bug#71664: IPs as opposed to domain name

[Brock Rozen <brozen@torah.org>]

On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 at 23:48, Josip Rodin wrote about "Re: Bug#71664: IPs...":

> This is already in release notes:
> 
>   <p>Note: if you are using the static versions of <package/apt/ and
>   <package/dpkg/, the hostname-lookup is broken (which is one reason to
>   use slink's <package/apt/ when upgrading over the network). The solution
>   is to simply put the mirrors' IP address in the "<tt>deb</tt>" line.
>   (Hint: <tt>nslookup some-server</tt>)

and using slink's apt package works in conjunctino with this quote, how?

"If you want to upgrade using CD-ROMs, or if you are upgrading from a
Debian GNU/Linux release 2.0 or earlier, you need the versions of apt and
dpkg available in the
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/potato//main/upgrade-i386/
directory at your Debian mirror, or the upgrade/ directory on the first
CD-ROM from your Debian 2.2 CD set. Download and install these files,
using (in this exact order): 

     dpkg -i dpkg_1.6.13_i386.deb
     dpkg -i apt_0.3.19_i386.deb
"

I think we should provide the IPs rather than have people search.

The whole idea of the release notes is to make life easier on people.

Thanks,
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Brock Rozen                                              brozen@torah.org