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Date:      Wed, 24 Nov 1999 13:47:15 -0800 (PST)
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        "Goodman, David" <David.Goodman@wfg.com>
Cc:        "Free BSD Questions List (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Keeping ports up to date
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.9911241346030.4557-100000@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <10AC0E2910DBD211BC2B0090274604A901369407@exchange-92.wfg.com>

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On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Goodman, David wrote:

> Does anyone have a pointer to info on how to keep my ports collection up to
> date?  I am stuck behind a 28.8 dialup, so frequent updates may not be an
> option.  Is there a massive tarball anywhere I could download and unpack in
> place?  I am not familiar with CVSUP, but I'm willing to learn.
> 
> I'm using FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE on a ix86.

You'll find cvsup much easier on your bandwidth than just about any
other method.

it's simple to install:

pkg_add ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CVSup/cvsupit.tgz

enjoy,
-Alfred



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