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Subject: Re: Indexing CDs
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mgllghr@bu.edu (Gallagher) writes:

> 	Isn't /usr/ports/distfiles a sym-link to the cdrom drive?  I
> thought I read that on the list somewhere, but I could be wrong.  (At
> work, can't check the machine right now)

You're wrong.  If /cdrom/ports/distfiles (that's the default; the
exact location can be overridden, of course) exists, it will be used
instead of the master site for FTP downloads.  /usr/ports/distfiles
will still be checked first, as far as I can see...

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