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Date:      Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:47:29 -0600
From:      "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net>
To:        Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@posi.net>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Why not gzip iso images?
Message-ID:  <4.3.2.20000317114202.00a986e0@207.227.119.2>
In-Reply-To: <20000317101252.E404@argon.blackdawn.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003170959150.64060-100000@kronos.alcnet.com> <20000317094637.A404@argon.blackdawn.com> <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003170959150.64060-100000@kronos.alcnet.com>

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At 10:12 AM 3/17/00 -0500, Will Andrews wrote:
>On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 10:00:44AM -0500, Kelly Yancey wrote:
> >   This is all beginning to smell a lot like a FTP install.
>
>Exactly. Only thing is, an FTP install requires a usable internet
>connection on intended box, which is not always available. ;-)

Ah, but if it's available one time, then that time would be best spend 
pulling a local copy, which is much faster using local method (take your 
pick) to install further systems.

This is a catch-22 situation and tinkering around with how the ISO can be 
had (stripped version or volumed) does nothing to solve.


Jeff Mountin - jeff@mountin.net
Systems/Network Administrator
FreeBSD - the power to serve



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